PM Orbán to attend emergency summit of EU leaders in Versailles
The prime minister is set to make it clear that Hungary was opposed to imposing sanctions on Russian energy.
The prime minister is set to make it clear that Hungary was opposed to imposing sanctions on Russian energy.
The prime minister said the European Commission was partially to blame for recent energy price rises.
Leaders will have an opportunity to discuss their commitments to the Western Balkans at the summit.
PM Orbán said the European Union summit in Brussels focused on vaccination, migration and climate change.
The prime minister said Hungary does not accept the position that individuals and families should bear the costs of climate action.
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The justice minister said the Hungarian model was based on “experiences of more than ten years, reality, and tangible results”.
Setting a minimum wage from Brussels would be ill-advised due to large differences in the level of development between European Union member states.
“We have to try to convince everyone in Europe to get the vaccine,” the prime minister said.
Hungary is in talks with several vaccine manufacturers, and the country is on the verge of adding the UK’s Oxford/AstraZeneca and Russia’s Sputnik V jabs to its vaccine arsenal.
After a deal was struck on the EU budget and recovery fund at the European Union summit in Brussels, PM Orbán said “common sense has prevailed, we’ve protected Hungarians’ money.”
PM Orbán said EU leaders will discuss how they can best assist each other in their protective measures and mount a coordinated response to the pandemic.