{"id":1532682,"date":"2025-04-27T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1532682"},"modified":"2025-04-27T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:00:00","slug":"orban-hits-back-at-tusks-disinformation-over-hungary-leaving-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/orban-hits-back-at-tusks-disinformation-over-hungary-leaving-the-eu\/1532682\/","title":{"rendered":"Orb\u00e1n Hits Back At Tusk’s Disinformation Over Hungary Leaving The EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orb\u00e1n Hits Back At Tusk’s Disinformation Over Hungary Leaving The EU<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n firmly denied allegations made by Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk that Hungary might leave the European Union, clarifying that his intent is to reform, not abandon, the bloc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Orb\u00e1n\u2019s comments came in response to an X post from Tusk, who suggested Orb\u00e1n was openly considering a Hungarian exit from the EU \u2014 a claim that Orb\u00e1n labeled as misleading.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrime Minister Orb\u00e1n is speaking openly today about Hungary\u2019s exit from the European Union. It was worth winning the elections so that Kaczy\u0144ski\u2019s dream of \u201cBudapest in Warsaw\u201d would never come true. This is also at stake in the upcoming elections,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Tusk tweeted, referencing the famous remarks made by the leader of the Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS), Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski, after his party lost the 2011 Polish election.<\/p>\n

Addressing Tusk directly, Orb\u00e1n replied on the same platform:<\/p>\n

\u201cDear Donald, don\u2019t raise your hopes too high. Hungary will not leave the EU. We will transform it with the Patriots for Europe, to restore it to what it once was when Poland and Hungary joined.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Dear Donald,
\nDon\u2019t raise your hopes too high. Hungary will not leave the EU. We will transform it with the @PatriotsEU<\/a>, to restore it to what it once was when Poland and Hungary joined.<\/p>\n

Back then, Brussels bureaucrats served the people instead of themselves. Back then,\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/AmbCyl6Q9d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Orb\u00e1n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) April 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

He emphasized that the EU at that time was focused on serving the interests of its member states, rather than interfering in their internal politics, a criticism he frequently directs at current EU officials.<\/p>\n

Tusk\u2019s statement was based on Orb\u00e1n\u2019s recent appearance at a public forum, where the Hungarian leader discussed ongoing tensions with Brussels but explicitly stated that exiting the EU would be irrational. \u201cIt is not reasonable to quit,\u201d Orb\u00e1n stressed<\/strong>, reminding the audience of his own support for Hungary\u2019s accession in the 2003 referendum.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n also shared an anecdote of former U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly asking when Hungary would leave the EU, to which he joked in response, \u201cMr. President, we need a better offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n made clear that Hungary\u2019s interest in EU membership extends far beyond financial benefits, pointing out the importance of a single market of 400 million consumers to Hungarian exports, 85 percent of which flow to EU member states. <\/strong>Instead, he advocated for substantial reforms, suggesting that his newly formed group in the European Parliament, Patriots for Europe (PfE), would eventually become influential enough to \u201cdictate\u201d terms for the bloc\u2019s transformation.<\/p>\n

Tusk\u2019s comments drew fierce criticism from Poland\u2019s conservative politicians. PiS MEP Arkadiusz Mularczyk accused Tusk of \u201cscaring people\u201d instead of engaging in meaningful discussions about the EU\u2019s challenges. Konrad Berkowicz, vice president of the right-wing Confederation party, went further, asserting that Tusk was once again embarrassing himself by needlessly antagonizing influential leaders and countries.<\/p>\n

The debate between Tusk and Orb\u00e1n comes at a sensitive political moment in Poland, ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for May 18. <\/strong>Rafa\u0142 Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw and a close ally of Tusk, is seen as the frontrunner but faces growing competition from conservative rivals Karol Nawrocki of PiS and S\u0142awomir Mentzen from Confederation.<\/p>\n

Read more here…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 04\/27\/2025 – 07:00<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/orban-hits-back-tusks-disinformation-over-hungary-leaving-eu<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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