At the meeting, which was also attended by Minister Responsible for European Union Affairs János Buka, the excellent political and economic relations between the two countries and the joint developments in the past period were praised, with particular emphasis on the commissioning of the renovated Szeged plant. – Zapadka railway line.
Viktor Orban explained: “It is unfair that while Brussels will unreasonably make exceptions in the case of Ukraine and accelerate the EU accession process, it will unreasonably slow down negotiations in the case of the Western Balkan countries.”
The Prime Minister explained his position on the issue of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union in the morning in Budapest, during the parliament session. Meanwhile, the last hurdle to unlocking €10 billion of EU funds may have been removed.
Viktor Orban previously stated that the issue of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union should not be put on the agenda at the moment. Ahead of the EU summit starting on Thursday, the Prime Minister discussed the issue with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. At the inauguration of Argentine President Javier Miley, Hungarian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky also met with the Ukrainian president, under somewhat strange circumstances.
(Cover Photo: Viktor Orban and Ana Brnabic before their bilateral meeting in Brussels on December 13, 2023. Image: Zoltan Fischer/Prime Minister’s Press Office/MTI)
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