Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's speech in the European Parliament, in which he emphasized the need to control illegal immigration, sparked a full-fledged collapse by leftist and globalist factions in Strasbourg.
Borrowing former President Donald Trump's slogan “Make Europe Great Again,” Prime Minister Orbán laid out some of Budapest's top priorities as it rules the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, and on immigration. He said he focused on the problem. “The EU asylum system is not working today.”
Prime Minister Orbán claimed that open borders policies supported by Brussels were leading to an increase in anti-Semitism, homophobia and violence against women across Europe. The Hungarian leader has insisted that the “only solution” to the migrant crisis is to only allow “pre-authorized” asylum seekers into the territory.
Similar to the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico” policy, Orbán called on the EU to establish migrant “hotspots” in third countries to process asylum claims abroad.
“Since 2015, Hungary and I have had serious political discussions on this issue. So far, all attempts have failed. Without external hotspots we will not know.
“Once you let someone in, you can't send them home,” he says. said Around 24.hu.
Finally, Prime Minister Orbán called for the creation of regular Schengen summits where member states could discuss new ways to improve border management.
Although this speech was fairly standard for Orban, and indeed for many conservatives across Europe, the globalists and leftists in Strasbourg went on a hysterical tirade, calling the prime minister a “dictator” and calling him a “dictator.” He accused them of being in the pockets of the Chinese government. Moscow and Hungary for allegedly violating EU law by enacting restrictions on transgender people in children's entertainment.
During the speech, Social Democratic Party members held placards that read “Democrats, not dictators.” After the Hungarian leader finished his speech, leftists exploded into a performance of the anti-fascist song “Bela Ciao.”
German Green Party politician Daniel Freund called He called Orbán “Mr. Dictator'' and claimed that he was the most corrupt politician in Europe. In another uncontrollable rant, Bulgaria's left-wing parliamentarian Clara Dobrev asked Orbán: “Please answer the question: What are the Russians threatening?”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has used unusually strong language and tone to attack the Hungarian leader, especially her continued advocacy for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. criticized the person.
“There are still those who blame this war not on the aggressor, but on the aggressor, not on Putin's greed for power, but on Ukraine's thirst for freedom,” the European Commissioner said. said.
She looked at Orbán and continued: “I would like to ask them…Will they blame the Hungarians for the Soviet invasion of 1956?” Or the Czechs and Slovaks' participation in the Soviet repression of 1968? Or the Lithuanians who took part in the Soviet crackdown in 1991? ”
Ms von der Leyen went on to accuse Hungary of pushing the problem of illegal immigration onto other EU countries by refusing to accept redistribution schemes for illegal immigration, and said that the only way to tackle the problem was through Europe's “further ” He claimed that it was cooperation. The comments from the German politician come as she seeks re-election for a second term in the top post in Brussels.
The collapse by left-wing and globalist politicians was pre-empted in Strasbourg on Tuesday when Hungarian political activists began abusing Prime Minister Orbán in the parliamentary chamber and interrupted him from speaking. then 19 years old said He claimed that his intention was to “overthrow the government of Viktor Orbán.”
“Before, the commission was a neutral body, but now it has become a political body,” Orban said on Wednesday, reacting to the antics of EU parliamentarians.
The Hungarian leader went on to ridicule groups that criticize him, pointing out that among their members is Italian Antifa activist Ilaria Salis, who is accused of attacking people with a hammer in Budapest. However, he pointed out that he was ultimately released after joining the EU. Parliament. orbán asked a question“So, are you here to lecture on the rule of law?”
He went on to describe attacks on his country's allegedly authoritarian government as “absurd”, and noted that a political conference he attended in Brussels earlier this year was shut down by police in the heart of the European Union. pointed out.
Wednesday's left-wing violence was also criticized by Mr. Orbán's allies, including Polish MP Tomasz Buczek. said“For them, democracy is only democracy when their favorites win.'' Bucek told the Hungarian prime minister, “Don't give up, let a ray of sunlight shine on the map of Europe.'' Please do so,” he added.
“The Hungarian president's motto is to make Europe great again, and we agree with that,” Czech parliamentarian Klara Dostarova said, adding that Hungary is not concerned with Europe's problems, but rather with solutions. He added that he was offering it.
