Orbán: ‘If we anticipate EU flood support, we’ll be as much as our necks in water’

Orbán introduced earlier this week that he had postponed his worldwide commitments till the floods subside, together with a European Parliament debate on Hungary’s presidency of the Council.

He didn’t, nonetheless, cross up a chance to biff Brussels when responding to a query about Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s provide to assist nations within the area. 

“If a scenario arises in a rustic, there’s a mechanism that may be activated by a unilateral notification,” Orbán stated. “We have carried out this, which implies that Brussels has began to look at whether or not some sort of help ought to or could be supplied.”

“Once these difficult Brussels procedures are over — and we’re not punished by not getting the assistance we deserve, as a result of these are all query marks in Brussels — then we are going to get help from Brussels.”

Orbán’s acerbic remarks could have been influenced by an earlier choice by the European Court of Justice to nice Hungary €200 million for violating EU asylum legal guidelines. 

“For now, let’s take a look at the constructive aspect of issues and respectfully thank Brussels for no less than pondering of us,” Orbán added.