PM Orbán: Farmers would be big losers, and Ukraine winners if EU budget is restructured
The prime minister said that according to Brussels' plans, Ukraine would receive EUR 360-370bn in support over seven years.
The prime minister said that according to Brussels' plans, Ukraine would receive EUR 360-370bn in support over seven years.
Minister Bóka noted that President Zelensky has signed a law that undermines the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies.
"I want to make it clear that no matter what threats President Zelensky makes, Hungary will not support Ukraine's EU accession," said the foreign minister.
"The Hungarian government has taken action; the European Union must follow suit," said State Secretary Bence Rétvári.
Tamás Menczer said both Weber and Von der Leyen know that a country where "a man is beaten to death during forced conscription cannot access the European Union".
The foreign minister said those banned were responsible for forced conscription in Ukraine.
Gergely Gulyás said so far, not all EU member states had aligned themselves with Hungary's "firm stance".
Minister Szijjártó said the Council of Europe had confirmed that "a real manhunt" was taking place on the streets of Ukraine.
The prime minister said the winner of the EC's latest plan is Ukraine, and its biggest losers are European citizens.
The Hungarian government called on the European Union to include Ukrainian leaders who are responsible for the death of Hungarian national József Sebestyén on its human rights sanctions list.
The prime minister said József Sebestyén had been "beaten to death during forced conscription" in Ukraine's Transcarpathia province.
15 July 2025, Budapest
Minister Szijjártó insisted that conscription in Ukraine was often tantamount to "man hunts".