PM Orban responded in his weekly interview to recent accusation from former US President Bill Clinton, saying both the Hungarians and the Poles deserve more respect from former and current leaders of the United States.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a public radio interview that Brussels had treated Poles in an undeserved fashion and insulted them. “No matter how much they think they are the big boys in Brussels, this battle of theirs against the Poles will never be won.”
Commenting on the quota referendum, he said a referendum is the only thing that Brussels cannot shake off. If the referendum in Hungary is successful, Brussels will back off, he added. “The Hungarian government wants a democratic European Union whose internal relations, rules for everyday living, ethnic composition and culture are determined by Europeans and not an elite of bureaucrats in Brussels, who are acting in contrast to the wish of the European peoples,” he said. He insisted that uncontrolled immigration is not a human rights issue but a security issue. “Nobody wants to hand
Mr Clinton previously had said that Poland and Hungary “want Putin-like leadership”. Mr Orban pointed out that Hungary tries to understand the accusation in relation to the US election campaign. “Despite this, a lack of respect is still a lack of respect, and an insult is still an insult”, he added, stressing that Hungary expects more respect from the United States.
In a statement, DK said Orbán can thank Soros for his “scholarship in England” and it was also thanks to Soros’s money that other Fidesz officials, József Szájer and Zsolt Németh and government spokesman Zoltán Kovács, had completed their studies.
