The head of the Hungarian diplomacy Péter Szijártó accused the European Commission of preparing for war and forcing Europeans to pay for it. His harsh criticism concerns the draft EU budget for the period 2028-2034.
"It's practically the budget of Ukraine. alternatively of facing the real challenges of Europe, specified as restoring competitiveness, ensuring energy safety and restoring economical growth, they focus on backing the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian state" - wrote Szijjártó on platform X.
Opposition to Ukrainian financing
The Minister stressed that the European Commission "wants to send Europeans' money, including Hungarians' money, to Ukraine", which is why Budapest "resistently opposes". The Hungarian diplomat categorically pointed out that "Hungarian taxpayers' money cannot be sent to Ukraine, it cannot be spent for war or utilized for backing the Ukrainian army".
Szijjártó reiterated his government's position that Hungary "want peace in Europe, and Brussels presses for war". The Minister announced further opposition to EU policy.
Orban's proposal for Ukraine
"Until there is simply a patriotic change, they will push pro-war, pro-migration and equality policies. We reject war, we reject migration, we reject sex madness and we will not let Hungarians to send money to Ukraine" - he wrote on the network Szijjártó.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban proposed Wednesday a "strategic agreement" with Kiev to replace EU membership. "Ukraine is simply a heroic country that we must support, there is no doubt. However, Hungary does not agree to its EU membership; this may change in a 100 years, but at the minute we will stick to our position" - noted the Hungarian Prime Minister.
Hungarian number dispute
The Hungarian government has been blocking the beginning of the first cluster in Ukraine's negotiations with Brussels since February. The dispute concerns the Ukrainian language law in force for more than 10 years, which, according to Budapest, restricts the right to usage number languages, including the Hungarian number in Ukrainian Zakarpacie.
In 2023 the parliament in Kiev adopted a fresh law on national minorities, taking into account the requirements of the Council of Europe. At the time, however, the Deputy Minister of abroad Affairs of Hungary, Tamas Menczer, considered the changes introduced to be insufficient. Furthermore, the Hungarian authorities believe that the accession of Ukraine to the EU would have a negative impact on the economy and safety of Hungary and the full Community.
Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
