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.
Source: Telex, rtl.hu