The prime minister will participate in a European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, with Ukraine, the Middle East, competitiveness, migration and foreign affairs high on the agenda.
Minister Szijjártó told a panel discussion that one of the top priorities of Hungary’s upcoming EU presidency is promoting the Western Balkans’ European integration.
János Bóka told a conference that certain poor decisions could be chalked up to the EU leadership’s “incompetence”.
Twenty years ago, EU membership came with the promise of greater prosperity.
“Hungary has the most freshly assessed and best judicial system in the entire European Union; we have just received a document that is proof of it," the prime minister said.
"We don’t want another four years of war; we want it to end as soon as possible,” the foreign minister said.
Bence Tuzson said the Hungarian government is convinced that it is only possible to build a Europe based on strong nations.
Among other EU affairs, Bóka will be responsible for cooperation with Hungary’s allies and other ministries during Hungary’s preparation for taking over the rotating presidency in the second half of 2024.
“Everyone has a single question in Brussels right now: where has the money gone?” the prime minister said.
A new plan would require member states that refuse to accommodate migrants to pay an equivalent of 8 million forints (EUR 22,000) per migrant.
Hungary wants to see a sovereign European Union independent of other powers and influences … which preserves the European values as laid out in the founding treaty.
Central subsystem spending will amount to 39,776 billion forints (EUR 103.1bn) as against income of 36,375 billion, with a resulting deficit of 3,400 billion forints, larger than the target of 2,352 billion forints in the original budget.
The president spoke at the inauguration of a tourist center in Barcs, in south-western Hungary, on Friday.