Luxembourg formin’s comments sign of helplessness, says HR minister

Berlin, September 14 (MTI) – Comments made by Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s foreign minister, demanding Hungary’s expulsion from the European Union demonstrate the helplessness of those who want to embody European politics today, Hungary’s human resources minister said on Wednesday.

Asselborn told Germany’s Die Welt on Tuesday that the EU could not maintain its unity unless it excluded Hungary, a country which seriously violated European values by “building a fence against refugees of war”. He also accused Hungary of curbing the freedom of the press and the independence of the judiciary.

Zoltán Balog told Germany’s Deutschlandfunk radio that Asselborn’s remarks showed that European politicians like him are more interested in making accusations and finding scapegoats than trying to find a resolution to a crisis that has shaken the European Union.

Balog said Asselborn was “clueless” about Hungary, arguing that for the Luxembourg minister, Europe only extends as far as where the Iron Curtain used to be.