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PM Orbán: Hungary would see an influx of 31 billion euros net in the next 7-10 years – UPDATE
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Hungary has successfully represented the expectations of parliament at talks on the next European Union budget period, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday opening the autumn session of parliament.
Orbán said that Hungary would see an influx of 31 billion euros net in the next 7-10 years, which he said would significantly reduce the country’s capital deficit.
The prime minister said that
the German presidency of the European Union had not promised to conclude Article 7 procedures against Hungary during its term at the helm of the bloc, but Chancellor Angela Merkel said every effort would be made to do so.
Commenting on plans to make financial resources dependent on political considerations, Orbán said Hungary had made clear that the country was dedicated to the rule of law. He added that
the European left’s idea of the rule of law, however, was actually “the rule of blackmail”.
Orbán: Hungary better prepared than in spring
Hungary is better prepared to face the coronavirus pandemic now than when it first emerged in the spring, Orbán said in parliament.
Orbán said the country had built up a bank of experiences from the previous wave and also had the outcome of its National Consultation public survey at hand, indicating that “people clearly want to see Hungary functioning”.
He said citizens had entrusted government to ensure that “lives are saved and jobs are protected, and everyday life is not paralysed by the virus.”
The prime minister said that
in spring “there was no other choice” but to slow down the epidemic for “the lack of a vaccine against the virus, which is still the case today”.
At that time, the country managed to switch over to a new mode of operation within a week, starting prevention earlier than most European countries, he added.
He said the first few weeks of the pandemic in Hungary had been “shocking” but the country had “stood the test” and “won the first battle”. The country’s health-care system had been able to “protect the people”, he added.
It seems very odd to boast about how much money the government has succeeded in begging from its neighbours….
Sounds like big party for the oligarchs.