Minister Bóka noted that the European Union’s farms cover 157 million hectares of land. If it were admitted to the EU, Ukraine’s 41 million hectares of farmland would make it the...
János Bóka, the minister for EU affairs, said the poorer a member state is, the more it receives in European Union support.
János Bóka met Orhan Murtezani, his North Macedonian counterpart and the two ministers held a joint press conference after the talks.
Minister Bóka emphasized the importance of discussing how to change the EU and find alternatives to the way it functions.
János Bóka proposed that the European Commission should deal only with matters within its competence, in which all member states should be treated equally.
The public opinion poll initiated by the Hungarian government "is especially justified in the light of efforts to speed up the accession process" of Ukraine, János Bóka said.
János Bóka said the declaration was contrary to Hungary's position and the national interest in several strategic respects.
Minister Bóka put in first place the freedom of the press and scrapping the censorship of online content and the "hegemony of opinion".
Minister Bóka noted that in December 2023, the EC acknowledged that Hungary had fulfilled all requirements regarding judiciary independence and the country was allowed access to 10.2 billion euros in cohesion funds.
Minister Bóka said right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) lawmakers briefed him in Warsaw, adding that "this scenario now being implemented in Poland is planned for Hungary".
"Rather than supporting companies, we see a European planned economy and further curbing of the space for member states' economic policy," János Bóka said.
Minister Bóka said he would raise whether the Polish presidency planned to pursue Hungarian presidency initiatives.
Hungary's energy supply "is secured" and Hungarian interests have been protected in Brussels, Minister Bóka said.