Hungary will never be an outsider in the European Union and will one day participate in the Eurozone, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said in an interview with Austrian daily Die Presse published December 7, 2012.

János Martonyi said “new firewalls” must not be built between the different groups within the EU. Commenting on the future of Europe, Martonyi insisted that “the Europe of nations” and a federal state are not in contrast with each other. Progress must be made in certain areas, by increasing fiscal discipline and setting up a bank union to better coordinate economic policies but the national identity will always remain stronger than a European identity, he added.

He said he did not agree with those who say the EU must cut its spending because of the crisis. “The EU provides an added value and we should fund it,” he added. Martonyi said he agreed with Germany that instead of spending less, the money should be spent more efficiently.

Please click the following link to read the full interview in German:
http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/1321210/Ungarn-wird-nie-Aussenseiter-sein?from=suche.intern.portal

(MTI, MFA)