Orbán cabinet: the European Union is no longer a player in global politics
This past year has been the year the European Union became isolated, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a parliamentary committee hearing on Monday, adding that Brussels’s frustrations with Hungary stemmed from the bloc “no longer being a player in global politics”.
The EU has no role in managing the conflicts taking place on the continent, Szijjártó told the foreign affairs committee, according to a ministry statement.
“Them being sidelined like this explains all the frustrations reflected in European remarks that show that they don’t know what to do about the leader of a central European country not asking western Europe for permission to pursue a foreign policy based on national interests,” Szijjártó said.
He said this was a consequence of Brussels’s “ideologised foreign policy built on illusions and political bias”. “The European Union today pursues a pro-war, pro-migration and pro-gender foreign policy strategy, and by doing so, it has completely isolated itself in global politics,” the minister said.
He said the politicians of the liberal mainstream had for years competed in “who can make the rudest remark about US President Donald Trump, so it’s no wonder that in the end the European Union could only stike an extremely unfavourable tariff deal with the United States.”
Meanwhile, Szijjártó said the EU had also grown more isolated from China. He said the European Commission had “crossed every line” by describing China as a “systemic rival”, arguing that the EU should instead follow Hungary’s example and pursue beneficial cooperation with China.
Szijjártó criticised the sanctions on Russia, saying they had eliminated the growth model based on the combination of advanced Western technology and cheap Eastern energy.
“Because the way I see it, Europeans having to pay two or three times what American economic players pay for gas is not the answer, and neither is European businesses paying four or five times what their Chinese peers pay for electricity,” he said.
“We have passed 19 sanctions packages in four years and the Russian economy still hasn’t been brought to its knees,” the minister said. “By contrast, we’ve caused a lot of serious problems for Europe with skyrocketing energy prices among other things.”
Szijjártó also criticised the EU for becoming isolated from several African and Asian countries by not having signed free trade and investment protection agreements with them. He said this was because the EU “regularly tries to force unrelated matters into these types of agreements”.
“What does Brussels’s gender ideology have to do with trade cooperation?” he said. “And it’s with these ideologised issues that they tend to thwart the signing of agreements that would be in the European Union’s interest.”
Meanwhile, he hailed US President Donald Trump’s peace plan as a “huge opportunity” to end the war in Ukraine. “We Hungarians are fully in support of this. But let’s not be naive. The Europeans will do everything they can to undermine this as well, just as they’ve undermined all of the peace efforts so far.”
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Where’s the lie?
“E.U.” stands for “entirely useless.”
The E.U. produces nothing, it innovates nothing, it’s a pioneer in nothing, it leads in nothing, it does nothing to benefit its citizens.
It’s a bureaucratic, exorbitantly expensive bully.
Is the ordinary European richer, safer, more optimistic, has a more secure job, has better future prospects, has an easier life by any measure today as opposed to, say, 10-15 years ago!?!?
All the E.U. has done in the past decade have been those retarded plastic bottle-cap ties and cookie warnings on every dadgum website under the sun.
***slow clap***
Oh, look, it’s the usual anti-EU propagandist complaining for the 5th time about bottle caps and ignoring all proven facts about the benefits of EU.
What s surprise. ***slow clap***
“…ignoring all proven facts about the benefits of EU…”
Unfortunately, Dear Ostanus, your assessment is long out of date..
Yes, the EU used to be a very good deal for it’s members.
Yet, alas, that is no longer so.
The EU has become a bad parody of itself, and a clear threat to the well-being of it’s members.
Esteemed Mouton,
No, my analysis is not outdated at all. It is perfectly up to date.
EU has been, and it still is a very good deal for its members.
EU is not a parody and it is not a threat to anyone.
Yours truly,
Ostanus
Thank you for your reply, Dear Ostanus.
As the EU is orchestrating the replacement of European peoples, pillaging untold trillions from EU taxpayers, and replacing traditional Christendom with a non-descript degenerate culture, not to mention illegally seizing funds, and orchestrating election and regime changes, I cannot share your view.
I think Herr Steiner was being very polite.
Fortunately the EU Project, in it’s current configuration, is something against which the European peoples are turning.
The EU is soon a historical footnote – killed by the very bureaucrats who claimed to love it.
I appreciate your civility.
Merry Christmas !!!
“It’s a bureaucratic, exorbitantly expensive bully.”
Yes, Dear Michael, that is precisely what the EU has become.
Joining to russia will bring free energy and a society that’s rejects woke idiology. Why is hungary taking so long?
“Joining to russia will bring free energy and a society that’s rejects woke idiology. Why is hungary taking so long?”
Because, Dear Jose – Hungary wishes to be independent.
In order to accomplish that, Orban is friends with most of the countries in the world.
It’s the only way for Hungary – if Hungary wishes to have any sovereignty at all, and, in consideration that they were occupied for 45 years, the prevailing electoral consensus of Hungarians has been to support Orban’s party – Fidesz.
It’s Hungary which is isolated from the democratic world. That’s why you see Orban and Szijjarto making visits to authoritarian countries quite regularly. Moscow and Minsk are quite welcoming places for them. Their biggest disappointment was the overthrow of the mass murdering dictator Bashar al-Assad. Szijjarto pledged his mutual respect to his foreign minister in Minsk at the murderous dictators meeting only about six short weeks before al-Assad was overthrown.
How’s Orban’s great friend Jair Bolsonaro doing these days? There’s nothing like plotting a murderous coup to get you into trouble. If Orban really is his friend he should act like a friend and pay him a visit in jail.
Is that why Orban regularly comes to Trump for coffee? The triumvirate of Merz, Macron, and Starmer have no mandate left in their respective countries and are being spit out by their own people! The unelected Baroness Von der Leyen and her yapping lapdog Kallas are two jokers who make a mockery of Europe! The only one with balls in her body is Meloni and Italy is doing well economically and there is political stability in the country! Not so obvious when you look at the past! There were times when Italians spent more time voting than making pasta! Meloni was the first to make an appearance in Washington! At the time, Von der Leyen was still in the catacombs of the Berlimont building in Brussels! This woman and her gang of bureaucrats are poison for the EU! All the major global players in economic and military affairs are watching the EU’s stern rise like the Titanic! Meanwhile, the woke, gender and inclusive orchestra keeps playing Islamic tunes!
If Hungary is isolated, Dear Larry, from those countries that insist on controlling Hungary, and not isolated from those countries that are prepared to conduct normal unmanipulative relationships, then Hungary is doing the right thing.
Bruxelles, as is, is not going to survive this era, but Hungary will.
Happy Holidays!
Michael, I partially agree with you that it became too burocratic however I would invite you to broaden your narrow view: EU brought free circulation of goods, capitals and people to all members, for example.
The “mouth” of an individual – Victor Mihaly. Orban and the Fidesz Government of Hungary, the “gofers” of Putins Russia, and of a Presidency in CHAOS under D. J. Trump – the United States of America – the named call them a TRINITY – that PERSONIFY – they ALL are Non PEACEMAKERS.
Spring of 2026 – the people for the FUTURE of Hungary have the OPPORTUNITY to effect the DOWNFALL of the name Orban and his Fidesz Government.
Victor Mihaly. Orban – his Fidesz Government have over the course of (16) sixteen years as the Government of Hungary effected DEVASTATION to the economy of Hungary and in relationships with the European Union and Globally with countrys that are of Governance under or “respect” the word DEMOCRACY.
“Victor Mihaly. Orban – his Fidesz Government have over the course of (16) sixteen years as the Government of Hungary effected DEVASTATION to the economy of Hungary and in relationships with the European Union and Globally with countrys that are of Governance under or “respect” the word DEMOCRACY.
#!. Hungary’s economy was ‘devastated’ long before Orban became known.
#2. The only countries that keep good relations with the EU are submissives. Say what you will about Orban or Hungary, but, they’ve never been submissives or mindless conformists.
#3. Yes, of course – the EU is the soul of democracy – that is why they steal huge sums of money in plain view, orchestrate elections, like currently in Hungary, or, even more blatantly, tell Romania which president they may pick.
Oh, and dare I forget : they also orchestrate wars under false pretences.
TLDR – China and Korea would not even be knocking on our door if Hungary was outside the EUs common market, baby.
Paradoxically, because Hungary is in the EU, we get a direct say in all the big European meetings, sitting alongside those who really matter and being able to threaten a veto on important decisions (Russia, anyone? Our Politicians are very good at “extracting value”).
Mr. Orbán is an elected leader of an EU Member country, which gives him international legitimacy, because Hungary is (still) part of the EU’s institutions.
Guess how “important” and “desirable guests” our Politicians would be, without the EU badge?
“TLDR – China and Korea would not even be knocking on our door if Hungary was outside the EUs common market…”
Very good point ,Dear Norbert.
Hungary demonstrates what all small countries in The West must do, if they hope to have any say over their own country – ride the fence.
Orban Viktor is the greatest fence rider I have ever seen.
If he were a cowboy he would be a rodeo star.