In an interview with French weekly news magazine L"Express, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the current trend is bringing the European Union closer to an empire rather than to a union of nations, adding that it would seem the European elite still thinks we should develop towards a United States of Europe. He emphasised that he does not question the European treaties that Hungary has signed and pledged to comply with, however, the processes that follow on from the treaties must be a subject of debate.

Despite the current situation, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he considered the balance of Hungary's EU accession to be very positive and acknowledged that the country is currently going through a difficult situation, but that the path completed so far was on the whole very successful. "There have been mistakes, but these are not the fault of Europe. These are the responsibility of Hungarian governments", he declared.

Regarding European criticism, the Prime Minister said that nobody can cite a real fact that is against democratic principles in Hungary. According to him the liberals in the European Union are angry that he joined the European People’s Party faction and the socialists in Hungary are looking for support among socialists in the European Union, because they are unable to touch base in the Hungarian election arena.

The Prime Minister acknowledged that the two thousand laws and provisions introduced over the last three years is unusual and could give rise to worry in partners, adding that he understands their questioning, but he remains focused on achieving the objectives that have been set.

(Prime Minister’s Office)