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Budapest Times
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
PM's Political Director: Strong families are key to a strong country
Family support would include strengthening rural communities and infrastructure "so those wanting to live there suffer no disadvantages", Balázs Orbán said. Balázs Orbán, the prime minister's political director, said strong families are key to a strong country. Orbán made that admission during a conference titled Family formation and the future – the geopolitical, cultural and legal dimensions of demographic change, organized by the Danube Institute on Wednesday. 'Family is the foundation of society, and Hungary's government will do everything in its power to support those wanting to raise a family, and those who already have one,' Orbán said on the second day of the conference on Wednesday, adding that the government 'sees mothers as partners in that effort'. Liberal values had led to the weakening of families and so to that of societies', Orbán said. 'They only way to restore national values is to return to traditional values, to strengthen local communities and revive patriotism,' he said. Perspectives are changing in the West, too, Orbán said. Regarding migration, Orbán said liberal migration policy had led to 'growing crime rates and intra-societal tensions'. Hungary had spent some 2 billion forints (EUR 5m) on border protection and built a fence, 'and now we have to pay a million euros a day just because we are protecting our borders,' he said. Meanwhile, 'by weakening family values, the Western world is weakening itself and paying the price in falling birth rates,' he said. Hungary, on the other hand, had built its 'whole politics and economy on families', he said. Family support would include strengthening rural communities and infrastructure 'so those wanting to live there suffer no disadvantages', Orbán said. He said he hoped that the Hungarian example would prove useful in other countries.
Budapest Times
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
PM's Political Director: If Ukraine joined the EU it would destroy Europe
"It is our firm belief that the EU member states have an inalienable right to decide which other states to allow into the community of European countries," Balázs Orbán said in Brussels. Balázs Orbán, the prime minister's political director, said on Thursday that if Ukraine joined the European Union in the present circumstances the whole of Europe 'would be destroyed', noting that Hungarians will soon have a chance to express their opinion on the matter in a referendum. 'It is our firm belief that the EU member states have an inalienable right to decide which other states to allow into the community of European countries,' Orbán said in Brussels. He added that this right must not be taken away from member states and neither should EU citizens be denied it. 'So we believe in the necessity of expressing opinions in a democratic manner…' he said. Orbán said Ukraine joining the bloc would come with 'horrendous costs', citing the necessity to rebuild Ukraine and finance its state. Moreover, the upheaval of cohesion and agricultural policies due to Ukraine's involvement would cost Hungary dearly, he added. 'We're convinced that speeding up the EU integration of Ukraine cannot be done responsibly in the current situation,' he said. Meanwhile, the political director said European unanimity regarding the Russia-Ukraine war had ceased to exist, which he attributed to 'fundamental changes' in recent months. He noted that the new US leadership was working hard to restore channels of communication with the Russians and to move towards a ceasefire followed by peace talks. He said this coincided with the Hungarian position, one that the Hungarian government has held for three years. At the same time, he said the Brussels institutional system and several member states believed that the European Council should support the continuation of a war strategy 'that has failed in the past three years'. He added that they wanted arms deliveries and to prolong the war. 'We Hungarians cannot assist in that,' he said, adding that sooner or later the changed situation would force Europe and the Brussels bureaucrats to adopt a more sensible approach. He said if the EU maintained its pro-war position, it would fall behind and not be involved in the peace talks. 'We are convinced that the EU must support US efforts aimed at a ceasefire and peace talks,' he said.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Viktor Orbán's political director on Trump, Bannon's CPAC salute and more
Many well-known figures in conservative politics are delivering remarks at this year's CPAC, and not all are from the U.S. Balázs Orbán, political director and adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, took the stage Thursday and later spoke with CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the growing alliance between U.S. and Hungary conservatives.
Budapest Times
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
PM's Political Director: Leaders of Europe have ‘started scrambling in a panic'
"Hungary is the only European country that has consistently taken a pro-peace stance, and this has earned great respect around the world and is creating many opportunities for Hungary" Referring to peace talks between the US and Russia regarding the war in Ukraine, Balázs Orbán, the PM's Political Director, said the leaders of Europe 'started scrambling in a panic', despite the fact that 'everything goes according to the script, except that according not to theirs, but that of [Hungarian Prime Minister] Viktor Orbán'. In a video on Facebook, Balázs Orbán noted the report the Hungarian prime minister had sent to every European head of state last July, after the peace mission's first phase, saying that if elected US president, Donald Trump would immediately start peace talks between the US and Russia. 'And that is what happened. And he also said that if the Europeans didn't come up with a peace strategy, the Russians and the Americans will then agree over their heads.' 'And it is exactly what is happening. But leaders in Brussels were flabbergasted and convened for an emergency meeting in Paris. Last summer we received harsh criticism and labelled Putin's servants, among other things; and we were right all along,' Orban said. 'Hungary is the only European country that has consistently taken a pro-peace stance, and this has earned great respect around the world and is creating many opportunities for Hungary'. 'And we, Hungarians, will seize these opportunities,' the political director added.
