‘Brussels hijacked our future'
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has unveiled a proposal to increase the power of EU members and limit the authority of its bureaucracy. Calling it a 'patriotic plan' for the bloc, he said in a series of weekend social media posts that it will revive the 'European dream.'
The EU elites in Brussels have exploited every crisis to amass more power, Orban claimed in a post on X. This course has so far only translated into less sovereignty for member states and 'failed policies,' according to the prime minister. 'Brussels hijacked our future' by disrupting public safety through migration and eroding prosperity with 'green dogmas,' he stated in another post.
'Europe can't afford this any longer, it's time to take back control,' he said.The PM's plan is based on what he calls four pillars: a path toward peace on the continent and defusing tensions with Russia, removing Brussels' 'centralized control' over finances, 'bringing back free speech' and strengthening Europe's Christian identity, and tightening control over immigration.
'We want peace, we don't need a new Eastern front,' Orban said, commenting on his plan and stating that the bloc should not accept Ukraine as a member. 'We don't want our money poured into someone else's war,' he added.
A military buildup and defense increase actively promoted by some EU nations could easily lock the bloc in an 'arms race' with Russia, Orban warned. Such a development would 'devour… taxpayers' money,' he said. Instead of pouring more resources into the military, the bloc needs to contribute to the peace process between Moscow and Kiev, the prime minister maintained, praising US President Donald Trump's efforts in this regard.
The EU needs to start 'arms limitation talks with the Russians as soon as possible. Otherwise, all our money will be swallowed by the arms industry instead of being spent on peaceful… goals,' Orban argued.
European nations once united to create the 'safest and the most advanced continent' in the world but this dream was 'stolen,' the prime minister charged, calling on EU nations not to allow Brussels to use the Ukraine conflict 'as an excuse to take more of our money.'
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