The EU is referred to in relation to Orban’s “peace mission” – media

Ambassadors from 27 EU countries will gather in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss Hungary’s actions at the start of its EU presidency. The Voice of America reported this on Tuesday, July 9.

The formal meeting behind closed doors will take place at the request of Poland, which along with other countries issued a warning after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to Moscow on July 5 and Beijing on July 8 in the so-called of the Hungarian leader “peace.” mission.” , – said the message.

As the publication points out, Orban admitted that he hid his tour from his allies, which began with a trip to Kyiv on July 2 – the second day after the official start of the Hungarian presidency of the EU.

Orbán admitted that the EU did not allow him to negotiate and emphasized that he acted as the sovereign head of his state. At the same time, he emphasized that his activities are related to Hungary’s presidency of the EU and speaks of attempts to influence European policy to change the course determined by the majority of countries in the bloc.

In this regard, the Politico website says that due to Orbán’s actions, EU countries may consider taking the unprecedented step of shortening the term of Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the EU. The point is that the EU presidency can be transferred to Poland as early as autumn 2024.

“We are now discussing what we will do on Wednesday. There is very clear disapproval at the political level,” an EU diplomat said.

As you know, after a trip to Kyiv, the Hungarian prime minister went to Moscow, where he met Vladimir Putin, and then visited China. Orban went directly from Beijing to the NATO summit in Washington.