Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has made his first statements regarding Ukraine
13 April 18:49
Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar has made it clear that he will not block the EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine, as the decision has already been made, but he confirmed that Hungary will not participate in it. He made these remarks at a press conference with foreign media in Budapest, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
“I’m not sure what we’re even talking about. Because in December, at the European Council meeting, Orbán voted that Hungary would not participate in this loan, and the European Council voted in favor of it. Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia are not participating in the 90-billion-euro loan, so it does not concern our country. That is how it was approved,” he said.
The winner of the Hungarian elections promised to raise this issue in talks with European leaders.
“But personally, I agree that Hungary should not participate in this mechanism. Hungary is in a very difficult financial situation, and our task is to bring back the EU funds that belong to us. We cannot take on any more loans. But the decision was already made by the European Council in December, so I don’t know why this issue should be raised again,” Magyar noted.
He mentioned that Viktor Orbán has changed his position too often
“We will try to be consistent and honest in our communication and will not change our position every six months,” he stated.
As for the issue of Ukraine’s accession to the EU, Mádor stated that Hungary does not support Ukraine’s accelerated accession.
Hungary’s future Prime Minister Péter Mádor stated that Ukraine must complete the entire negotiation process regarding accession to the European Union, after which his country will hold a referendum on the matter.
“It is impossible for a country at war to be admitted to the EU. Such issues cannot be considered without discussing all negotiation chapters,” he believes.
Mátyás emphasized that all candidate countries must go through the same process.
“If Ukraine does this, then a referendum will be held in Hungary on whether the EU should accept it. But this will definitely not happen anytime soon,” he added.
In addition, he stated that Hungary will continue to purchase Russian oil, but at the same time will seek to diversify its energy sources.
Following his victory in Hungary’s parliamentary elections, Fidesz leader Péter Magyar assured that his country would once again be a reliable partner to the EU and NATO.
