Lower than a month into Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the controversy solely grows. In early July, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Fidesz, nationalist proper) flew to Moscow to fulfill Vladimir Putin as a part of a “peace mission” to discover a answer to the battle in Ukraine. That is the primary time a European chief has met the top of the Kremlin because the starting of the battle.
The Hungarian chief’s escapade – which additionally took him to Ukraine, China and the USA – brought on an uproar throughout the European establishments, not least as a result of Orbán positioned himself for each his hosts and the Hungarian public as a negotiator on behalf of Brussels, with out having a mandate to take action.
With some individuals already considering of boycotting the Hungarian presidency, Josep Borrell, the EU’s head of diplomacy, has introduced that the casual assembly of overseas ministers scheduled for the top of August has been moved. The assembly will now be held in Brussels as a substitute of Budapest, as had initially been deliberate by the rotating presidency.
Extra typically, Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the EU has been giving rise to critical considerations, with some observers questioning the political agenda championed by a rustic usually at odds with the remainder of the bloc.
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