Orbán: Hungary, Italy, Poland have joint plans for future

Christian Democrats are currently not properly represented in European politics “so we are making efforts to have their voices heard”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Matteo Salvini, the head of Italy’s right-wing ruling party Lega, and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Budapest on Thursday.

Orbán, who is also the head of ruling Fidesz, said that they had discussed the most important issues for their respective countries and concluded that there were no topics where a consensus could not be reached or where the interests of their nations conflicted.

Orbán said they had agreed to get involved in the debates about the future of Europe and prepare a programme to this effect in the next few weeks.

“The debate will be a good opportunity to promote and strengthen our values in Europe,” he said.

Orbán said he had met Salvini and Morawiecki now because Fidesz decided to quit the European People’s Party (EPP) and they were planning a common future together, discussing the future of Europe.

Orbán cited Salvini as saying that they wanted a European renaissance and were working together for it to start.

He said there were many million European citizens left without proper and effective representation because the EPP had dedicated itself to cooperation with the European left in the long term.

Orbán said it was symbolic that their cooperation would be launched on Holy Thursday, with a meeting that represents the first stop of a long journey.