PM Orbán briefs President Novák on EC meeting
In the future, the prime minister will regularly brief the president on EC meetings.
In the future, the prime minister will regularly brief the president on EC meetings.
János Bóka, the state secretary of the ministry of justice responsible for EU affairs, said Hungary will enter next year without losing its EU funding.
Heads of state and government will discuss, among others, the war in Ukraine, the serious economic crisis that results from it and the security of energy supplies.
10 December 2020, Brussels
PM Orbán has held preparatory talks for the next EU summit with European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Cypriot president as well as his Italian, Slovenian, Estonian and Luxembourg counterparts.
The prime minister said rich countries must not be given more funds because that would be in contravention with European values.
PM Orbán and Charles Michel discussed important topics in connection with Hungary’s relations with the European Union, including policies on migration, the economy and foreign affairs.
Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels failed to find a compromise regarding its new leader. Government spokesman István Hollik said V4 leaders are “now more united than they had been five years ago.”
The PM said this is the most important consultation regarding the future of the EU, and the primary question for now is whether or not Fidesz will remain in the EPP.
The minister underlined the fact that at this point in time, 16 Member States do not support the EU's official draft, while five Member States indicated their unconditional support for the proposal
“We must block this and we must confront it,” the prime minister said, adding that in this context the EU summit is important, providing the “deciding showdown” in June
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, made his feelings known in a letter to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini