Former Austrian Chancellor handed Petőfi Award in Budapest
Former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel was handed the Petőfi Award at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening.
Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff, said at the ceremony that Schüssel was “at heart a freedom fighter”. In 1998, Schüssel paved the way for EU membership talks with Hungary and was a reliable negotiator who backed the country’s swiftest possible entry to the EU, Gulyás said, adding that he “represented the Europe that we still wanted to join”. He added that whereas Brussels today was “characterised by incompetence and a lack of principle”, Schüssel had been guided by his convictions.
![vienna-christmas](https://contentf5.dailynewshungary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/vienna-christmas.jpg)
Read alsoAdvent train service from Hungary to Vienna or Zagreb
Source: MTI
If you would like to support the work of the Daily News Hungary staff and independent journalism,
please make a donation here
please make a donation here
Hot news
What happened today in Hungary – 26 July, 2024
Drama: number of births in a 20-year low in Hungary
Yay or nay? – 6 odd Hungarian delicacies that make our skin crawl
Budapest tourism “exploded” this past weekend
Container transport in Budapest may stop: How will this affect Hungarian economy?
Minister: Hungary will protect its territory by every means possible