Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the European Union’s developed member states of stealing the future of their less affluent counterparts within the bloc. Orban unveiled a “patriotic” proposal aimed at increasing the power of individual member states while curtailing the authority of the EU’s central bureaucracy.
The Prime Minister claimed that EU elites in Brussels exploit every crisis to accumulate more power. “This course has so far only translated into less sovereignty for member states and 'failed policies,’” he said in a post on X.
Orban’s strongly worded criticism stated, “Brussels hijacked our future” by undermining public safety through unchecked migration and harming prosperity with what he termed “green dogmas.” He added, “Europe can’t afford this any longer; it’s time to take back control.”
His plan rests on four pillars: pursuing peace and easing tensions with Russia, ending Brussels’ centralised control over finances, restoring free speech, reinforcing Europe’s Christian identity, and tightening immigration controls.
“We want peace; we don’t need a new Eastern front,” Orban declared, urging the bloc not to admit Ukraine as a member. “We don’t want our money poured into someone else’s war,” he added.
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Orban, known for his pro-Russian stance in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, indirectly criticised Germany, Poland, France, Italy, and former EU member Britain for channeling EU funds into a war he views as irrelevant to the union.
He warned that the military build-up and increased defence spending pushed by some EU states risk dragging the bloc into an arms race with Russia. Orban lamented that the EU has failed to facilitate peace efforts between Moscow and Kyiv, with civilians on both sides paying the price in a conflict that might have been prevented.
“The EU needs to start arms limitation talks with the Russians as soon as possible. Otherwise, all our money will be swallowed by the arms industry instead of being spent on peaceful... goals,” he said.
Recalling Europe’s post-war aspirations, Orban said the continent was once united in creating “the safest and most advanced continent” in the world. That dream, he claimed, has been “stolen.” He urged member states to resist Brussels’ attempts to use the Ukraine conflict as a justification for increasing financial demands on the EU’s constituents.
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