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Budapest Times
7 days ago
- Politics
- Budapest Times
Gulyás: Hungary has always represented peace
Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said Hungary is currently the representative of normality in Europe. Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said Hungary has always represented peace, and 'we stood in support of peace during the Russia-Ukraine war even when European liberals and members of the US Democratic Party clearly stood in support of war'. Gulyás told CPAC Hungary that Hungary was currently the representative of normality in Europe. 'Actually, we are the centre, but in the Western world, they have been trying to push the centre, common sense, to the sidelines for several decades. It also required a betrayal by the Western European right, too,' he said. 'Change is needed, and there is currently a chance for it,' he said. 'The joining of forces that has developed thanks to CPAC since the foundation of the Patriots party alliance between conservative right-wing European parties and the US gives us a chance to return traditional European values to the focus of politics, also in Western government policies.'
Budapest Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
Gulyás: Peace will be beneficial if Europe finds common ground with the US
During a meeting of the Hungarian Atlantic Council (MAT) late on Thursday, Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said peace will be beneficial, especially if Europe, similarly to Hungary, finds common ground with the United States. Receiving the body's Antall József Prize for supporting the Transatlantic concept and aiding the council's work, Gulyás told the body's general assembly that the change of government in the US had been a 'relief' for Hungary as the previous Democrat administration had been 'expressly unfriendly'. Gulyás said 'the US does not want to protect Europe' and expects the bloc to develop its defense capabilities, which have been neglected for decades'. Meanwhile, referring to József Antall, Hungary's first prime minister after the fall of communism, Gulyás said he worked at a time when 'respect was the ruling tone of public life … that has ceased, it is no more'. 'That is a serious hit to democracy,' he said. Lauding Gulyás, Zsolt Németh, the head of parliament's foreign policy committee and the MAT vice-president, said the minister had a 'nationalist, Christian, conservative and protestant set of values' and was 'an operative problem-solver' who played a role in 'protecting the victims of the events of 2006, creating the Fundamental Law, or fostering Hungary's crucial relations with German-speaking states.'
Budapest Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- Budapest Times
Gulyás: Ukraine becoming a member of the EU could cost more than the war itself
Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said that if Europe allows Ukraine to become an EU member once the war is over, 'it could cost more than the war itself'. Gulyás told a conference in Budapest on Thursday that in peacetime, Ukraine's accession could 'pose the greatest danger' to the bloc. He said it was a welcome development that 'now Europe is talking more and more about the need for peace', adding that 'peace offers the best opportunities for Hungary's economic growth'. Gulyás said the worst-case scenario would be 'the wrong peace or no peace', but added that 'if Ukraine's accession continues to be Brussels' goal, it would put an even greater burden on the community than the war itself'. Meanwhile, Gulyás said Hungary's employment figures were 'among the highest in Europe' despite war-related difficulties, adding that 'one million people more are working in Hungary than in 2010'. 'The government's goals are clear: the family support system needs to be expanded, while small and medium-sized companies need to be helped,' Gulyás said. Integrating the Roma minority into the workforce through education and labour programmes is a key government task, he added.
Budapest Times
06-05-2025
- Business
- Budapest Times
Gulyás: Brussels messed up and chose war over peace
"It is clear that the European economy can't bear the burdens of the war in Ukraine and the amount being spent on aid," Gergely Gulyás said. Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, said on Wednesday that 'Brussels messed up', adding that rather than push for peace, Brussels had long been supporting war and weapons deliveries. 'It is clear that the European economy can't bear the burdens of the war in Ukraine and the amount being spent on aid,' Gulyás said in a video posted on Facebook. 'This has so far cost Hungary 20 billion dollars alone, even though we've always been pro-peace and have never sent weapons.' He said Hungary's opposition Tisza Party and its allies had reaffirmed their 'commitment to the war' at the European People's Party's congress on Tuesday 'by declaring that they support war instead of peace, that they want to send more money to Ukraine and that they support Ukraine's immediate accession to the European Union'. 'Despite the bad European economic policy, Hungary is capable of supporting families, we're capable of preserving and even increasing the value of pensions, we protect jobs, support small and medium-sized businesses and are expanding a scheme to set up new factories,' Gulyás said.'Hungary protects itself and its citizens.'
Budapest Times
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
Gulyás: European Union wants to prevent people from deciding on Ukraine's EU accession
Gergely Gulyás said the people's opinion would determine Hungary's position on the matter. Gergely Gulyás, the minister in charge of the Prime Minister's Office, told a government press briefing on Thursday that the European Union wants to prevent the people from deciding on Ukraine's European Union accession. Noting that the referendum on the matter started earlier this week, Gulyás said that all Hungarian citizens with a permanent address in Hungary will be mailed a voting slip on the question of Ukraine's EU accession. Gulyás said the people's opinion would determine Hungary's position on the matter. 'We can't take responsibility for the other countries.' He called on everyone to vote, saying the outcome would be key to the future of the EU and Hungary. A large turnout, he added, was of critical importance. Gulyás said he had already voted 'no' to Ukraine's accession, 'but those wanting to vote 'yes' will have the chance to do so.'
