Video: Orbán is booed by Prague protesters
At the EU summit in Prague, dozens of people demonstrated with slogans calling for a strong Union and opposing vetoes. The arrival of the Hungarian prime minister provoked strong reactions.
Dozens of protesters with Ukrainian flags and signs waited for the heads of state and government arriving for the informal EU summit in Prague on Friday. The protesters greeted the summit participants in the Czech capital with signs reading “No to vetoes” and chanting “Strong Union!”, rtl.hu reports.
In the second part of the video, the leaders of the EU’s two largest economies, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, are seen arriving on foot, accompanied by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The protesters are almost oblivious to them.
Viktor Orbán was one of the last to arrive, alone, and was not received so warmly. As soon as he got out of his minibus, he had to enter the meeting venue to a concert of whistles from the demonstrators. As you can see in the first half of the video above, Orbán walks past members of the press amidst a concert of whistles and boos from the back.
Almost all the leaders made statements to the press, but Viktor Orbán refused to talk to journalists, Telex writes. At the Prague summit, EU leaders focused on energy supply and security. On Thursday, the meeting was attended by EU leaders and several European leaders. Only Russia and Belarus were not invited.
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Source: Telex, rtl.hu
‘The Strong Man of European Politics.”
History never Lies.
REMEMBER – that in climbing the ladder who your Friends responsible for your ascending are, because if YOU Fall , you in ALL probability, will need them in your – ” Fall from Grace.”
Adam and Eve fell from GRACE, when they ate the forbidden fruit //
History – never LIES.
Hungary – the loneliness – the isolation, the “cold shoulder” attitude taken to-wards us as a country, the going forward – the CHALLENGE of momentous proportions – out of the Cataclysmic MESS, hinging on perilous as a country, that we have self-created in the European Union, the “doings” of our present Prime Minister – Victor Orban – when we attend like this conference in Prague – Humiliating.
Bullying Hungary is not going to work. Prime Minister Orban must put the interest of Hungarian people first. The result of sanctions is lack of adequate heat and increase price of energy in EU. Therefore, sanctions do not work. It is time to end the war (which could have been avoided by Zelensky). Protestors are emotional rather than logical analysts. Time to take a step back and dump Zelensky who is a puppet of the US and a war monger.
They love him
What a national embarrassment, he looks and acts more like Benito Mussolini ever day. I truly hope Hungary does not become an outcast nation like North Korea is, and Russia should be.
His belly is so large that he can barely walk and that shirt out of his pants is so embarassing. This man is a joke. And so is Hungary since its people decided to remain under the yoke of this caricature of Mussolini.
But it is enough to look at his poor shape to guess that time is not on his side.
The great majority of Europeans hate Orban and Hungarians will suffer more and more with his political position. For me as western European isn’t possible to understand why Hungarians think that is ok to let Russians steal and invade others countries. My country is small with borders with 900 years. Other countries tried to conquers but were never able to do it. That’s national identity. That’s fighting for the right to be who we are. Hungarians should know Russians better. After all the fall of Berlin Wall was not that long ago and Hungary is not that far. Betting on Putin was a wrong choice…and will come costly.
I don’t like personal attacks, ie, colour, creed, religion, appearance, weight and etc, on anyone, not even on One V.O. but I won’t shy away from the fact that he has BECOME the worst possible Pm for Hungary. Way too long on the “throne”.
@Paula:
Unfortunately, the “great majority of Europeans” who hate V.O. can’t get rid of him.
Most Hungarians have become very timid (unlike our forefathers of 1848 and those of 1956) and are being led by their noses through the Orban Government-controlled media.
Unfortunately, the good people of Hungary are not like, for example, the good people of the Philippines (who vehemently prostest at the poor performance of their newly elected President), nor the good people of Iran who protest in Iran (putting their lives at risk) against a very repressive regime.
I doubt if I will ever see Hungarians stand up for what is FAIR and right for THEM, they have paid a very heavy price for 1956. The Nation’s psyche is demoralised to such a low state that they just accept “abuse” as if it was normal.
…I’d love to hear from people who disagree with my personal observation. I’d be happy to know that there are many “Petöfi’s” still out there.