"Europe is in Brussels" is the mentality which caused the financial crisis in 2008, Hungarian Prime Minister said at the congress of the Slovenian Democratic Party.
Speaking at the congress of Fidesz’s sister party in the European People’s Party (EPP), the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed that European values are not to be found in Brussels, but in the hearts of European citizens. He stated that European values are often mentioned in Europe, but frequently as if they were kept in a safe somewhere in Brussels, with “only a few privileged individuals having access to the key”.
He added that, according to many, “Europe is in Brussels”, and from there member states can be told who should do what. It is precisely this mentality, he said, that caused the financial crisis in 2008, this is what made the Member States weak, and this is also what led to the arrival of migrants in Europe. As a result, he added, “the free flow of labour has been replaced by the free wandering of migrants”.
