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RT – September 4, 2021<\/p>\n
Hungary\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto has called for limiting Brussels’ dominance over nations on the continent. Speaking to Swiss media, he accused the EU of \u201cextortion\u201d and questioned its authority.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe EU is strong when its member states are sovereign and strong themselves, and that means \u2013 no further powers to Brussels<\/em>,\u201d Szijjarto said in an interview<\/a> with Swiss daily Blick. Competitiveness among member states must also be increased, the minister said, suggesting European countries should not be restrained by the membership. \u201cWe definitely don\u2019t want the United States of Europe<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Hungary is \u201calways the target of attacks<\/em>\u201d from Brussels, Szijjarto alleged, claiming such an attitude is the result of his country\u2019s policies oriented toward national interests.<\/p>\n Hungary\u2019s conservative government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban is frequently criticized by the EU authorities. Its stance on the bloc\u2019s migration policies has been a sticking point. In May, Budapest angered<\/a> Brussels when it vetoed a proposed revision to a longstanding EU trade and development agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) partnership countries, citing concerns over the draft\u2019s implications for increasing ACP migration to the EU.<\/p>\n The EU leadership has also been particularly condemnatory over Budapest\u2019s contentious law against LGBT propaganda, which resulted in withholding<\/a> investment plans, containing grants and loans, earlier this year.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is extortion<\/em>,\u201d the minister told Blick, saying that \u201cthe contributions are not humanitarian donations that are paid out of generosity, but part of a contract between the EU and Hungary<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Budapest is now \u201cin conflict with the European Union<\/em>,\u201d the publication alleged, saying that it led the Eastern European country to seek closeness with Switzerland. While so far the two states mainly cooperate economically, Szijjarto and Swiss Vice President Ignazio Cassis aim to tighten political partnership. \u201cBoth countries value sovereignty and pride themselves on their heritage, culture and independence<\/em>,\u201d the Hungarian official said.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.rt.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" RT – September 4, 2021 Hungary\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto has called for limiting Brussels’ dominance over nations on the continent. 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