Foreign minister: Hungary, Portugal could work together towards EU Africa strategy
Hungary and Portugal differ in many respects but both countries have a vested interest in the effective implementation of the European Union’s Africa strategy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday.
After a visit to Portugal, Szijjártó said the two countries had completely different geographical positions and very different histories which made it natural that they had different opinions on a range of international issues.
“This, however, should not prevent us from working together on international issues that Hungary considers strategically important,” he added.
There are several differences in the countries’ opinions concerning migration but Hungary agrees on the point that the implementation of an effective and realistic Africa strategy would be greatly helpful, he said. One way to reduce the pressure of migration on Europe is to effectively protect borders and the other is to prevent migrant outflows from Africa, he added.
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Development programmes must be carried out in Africa with economic and social effects that convince locals that they have a future in Africa, he said.
Hungary is ready to play an active role in this process and already offers over a thousand scholarships to African students at Hungarian universities, Szijjártó said.
Development projects focusing on water management are being carried out in ten African countries and the Hungarian government finances tied credit schemes worth a total of 90 million dollars, he added. If the EU can create an effective Africa strategy by supporting Portugal then large-scale migrant flows from Africa to Europe can be prevented, he said.
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The economy is another important area of bilateral cooperation, Szijjártó said.
Richter’s share in the Portuguese market is significant, Hell products are being sold in thousands of outlets and a joint Hungarian-Portuguese fund worth 7 billion forints (EUR 20.0m) has been created to support SMEs that are successful in digital transformation.
Cooperation in high-tech industries will be expanded with the space industry, he said. Portugal is working on significant satellite development and launch capacity expansion, while Hungary also has a satellite scheme, and the two countries have signed a cooperation agreement, he added.
Source: MTI
Over a thousand scholarships to African students. That’s over a thousand spaces for Hungarian students or culturally similar Europeans. Why bother building a fence when the front door is open. These Africans come to Europe for the freebies and will disappear into your country when the freebies end. Ireland had non-white international students and when their visa expired they claimed asylum which means that the Irish taxpayers pay out hundreds of thousands to cover the cost of the free legal aid that their many appeals cost. Orbon promised much but with this scam he’s failing Hungary. Sponsor a college in Africa.
This is the Time for the China-Africa Revolution – with these 9 steps
The USA and Russia do not have Africa,on their Radar – no time and no funds.The EU has no cash,and PRC
has recovered from COVID,and has abundant cash.This is the time for the China-Africa Reinassance.The
aim has to be to control Africa trade and finance,and thus,the shipping routes and the Horn of Africa.If some Indian clown chokes Malacca,PRC can choke The Horn of Africa. Simple !
COVID has made manufacturing obsolete in EU,and PRC has to lower its cost of production.The Solution is to
shift PRC manufacturing to Africa,with a mix of Chinese and African staff,to avail of LDC benefits, to export to EU and PRC.Exports from Africa to EU,will be HAVE MUCH LOWER COST OF PRODUCTION, AND ALSO, VERY LOW FREIGHT COSTS,AND WILL BE ENTITLED TO EU GRANTS,SUBSIDIES AND SOFT LOANS. This will WIPE OUT ALL the EXPORTS FROM INDIA,TO THE EU.India has neither the funds nor the resolve and intellect,to replicate the abovesaid model.dindooohindoo
PRC companies in the mainland,can go up the value chain of manufacturing,with AI and Robotics,and outsource all “other manufacturing” to Africa,in Chinese companies,who have JVs with Africans.These companies will be funded by Chinese Banks,and their banking gains in Africa,will offset the NPAs of Chinese Banks,in the PRC.In the 1st step, the manufacturing in Africa,is for PRC,and then the same factory,is to be used ,for exports to EU,with LDC gains.
Each African nation has 1 VOTE IN THE UN,and ROTATE SEATS ON THE UNHRC – and will be a strategic counter, to the USA and the Indians.
PRC also has to ramp Defense exports to the African region,via JVs with Pakistani Ordinance factories – again
to wipe out the Indian Defense exports – which are in any case,pure trash.With Chinese technology in African defense,it will become an extension of the PLA.
The African Banking sector is bankrupt,and the Insurance companies are costly and expensive.This is the time,for the Chinese to swoop in,and also,INCLUDE MICRO CREDIT AND HEALTH INSURANCE.Africans have a natural immunity to diseases – and universal health care in Africa – with funding from WB,IMF and WHO and EU,could be the game changer for PRC,alongwith Micro Credit – which will connect PRC,with the African populace.
The Chinese have NOT invested in AFRICAN EDUCATION.PRC has to invest in HIGHER AND SPECIALISED EDUCATION,AND NOT PRIMARY EDUCATION.The strategy is akin to the methods used by the Americans and The EU,who brainwash the overseas students in their universities -who are studying free of cost.These students will 1 day,be the political leaders of Africa.
The Chinese has to invest in the Chinese language education from the Primary Education stage in Africa,and then,in Afican tourism,using Chinese Infra and Entertainment companies,EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHINESE TOURISTS.
Lastly the PRC has to educate the good Africans,about the worth of the Indians.It was Idi Amin who assessed the worth of the Indians – a man who saw the future.Indians are the bania shopkeepers,money lenders and counterfeiters.They doomed the entire South African economy (The Gupta vermin scum and Zuma).