The Hungarian government will “do everything to protect its economic achievements”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday.
The proposed ban on Russian oil deliveries would compromise Hungary’s energy security and ruin the national economy, the minister insisted.
“We must not allow anyone to destroy the results of Hungarians’ decade-long efforts,”
Szijjártó said. He said the government considered the ruling parties’ winning the recent election as “confirmation of the past twelve years’ economic policy”. That policy helped build a work-based society, while “the government has never had to resort to austerity measures and Hungary was stronger after each crisis” he said.
Despite the recent coronavirus and resulting economic crises Hungary saw a record GDP growth in 2021, while investments, exports and employment also hit record levels, Szijjártó said.
“From the dunce’s seat of Europe we have come to the forefront, now
having the fastest growing economy on the continent,”
he said.
Szijjártó spoke at a ceremony marking completion of an investment project by engineering company Pata in Fajsz, in western Hungary. The project used a budget of 303 million forints (EUR 796,000), including a 137 million forint government grant, and has helped save 115 jobs.
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Source: MTI
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As Peter Szijjártó said when he received the Russian Order of Friendship: (he was) “proud of maintaining a cooperation based on mutual interests and trust with Moscow, despite daunting global and regional tendencies … Hungary’s success in fighting the European energy crisis and the coronavirus pandemic hinged on the decision to pursue a foreign policy rooted in national interests” – and make us almost totally dependent on Russia, as it turns out! Then the complaining – after the politicians all bet on the wrong horse…
More government propaganda from MTI, a thoroughly unreliable (and now thoroughly disreputable and discredited) source of information. As the Péter Pipsqueak well knows, the EU is not proposing that Hungary weans itself off Russian oil overnight and is offering money to help to renew the refinery infrastructure that is geared to Russian crude. Half truths, downright lies, or total media manipulation has turned Budapest into Moscow upon the Danube.
Let me send a message to the Hungarian mainstream: don’t believe your politicians
The increasing TURBULENT times inside of Hungary and the MASSIVE external pressures – bought on by the ” Fact of Knowledge” – the Hungarian-Russia – relationship & alignment, will grow increase – that will trigger an – self imploding process in Hungary.
Hungary – continues to isolate it-self, absolutly DEVOID of friendships – other than Russia, a country at War and financially being STRANGULATED by the process of Sanctions, that will result in a devastating economic collapse of the Russian Economy.
China – the “other” relationship & aligned country “in bed” with Hungary – in the process, which is distanced from it’s ZENITH – in the early stages of what will be a Cataclysmic Humanitarian & Financial Disaster – through the “Growing” ravages, as a country – they China are going to have TRUST upon them, through the Corona Virus.
Friendships – to Hungary who are THEY ?
The European Union “battle” continues, our position with NATO volatile/uncertain then add – Great Britain & The United States of America – what country(s) – do we Hungary – have a FRIENDSHIP with – of substance ???
Hungary – continues to display – GLOBALLY known, the present Government of Hungary do not wish to be part of the community of European countries.
The positions adapted, policy decisions past & present – that have been DRIVEN by the Prime Ninister of Hungary
& Leader of the Fidesz Party – Victor Orban – there AGENDA over a long period of time – that has focused on “Splitting” open, dividing and separating – and Fragmenting, the European Union, this is at a CRESCENDO – that the winner – in ALL it’s Political Games – will Not be Hungary.
Hungary – an Economy, that ALL major componentry when analyzed – that are the “Bottom Line” balance sheet, in the performance of the Hungarian – Economic & Financial picture – they ALL continue, to TREND in a STRONG Downward motion.
The Hungarian economy – is EMBATTLED.
WHO are FRIENDS of HUNGARY ?
WHAT is going to HOLD the Economy of Hungary – in a “resemblance” of stability – the Economy of Hungary ?
TROUBLED & Uncertain times we LIVE.
If a country is FAILED by it’s Government – NOT provided – by it’s Government – which the citizens of Hungary are VICTIMS – FACTS – TRUTH and spoken addressed with Candour, and provided FACTUAL transparency – they are in Dark Declining place – that in these times, we live, will financially – SUPPRESS them.