Czech prime minister outraged on Orbán’s keynote speech

The opposition parties have slammed the prime minister’s keynote speech at the summer university in Baile Tusnad, in central Romania, saying it had failed to offer answers on the challenges to Hungarian interests, everyday life, and the future of the world.

Czech PM slams Orbán

Czechia is a sovereign state, and its government is protecting the interests of the nation, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Saturday, responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the Balvanyos Summer University in Baile Tusnad, in central Romania.
Responding to Orbán’s remarks on “federalists’ attack on the Visegrád Group”, Fiala said: “Czechia is a sovereign state. We decide independently what we promote, support or want to change within the European Union.” “Absurd stigmatisations will certainly not contribute to the necessary cooperation of central European countries. On the contrary, that requires mutual respect,” he said.

Just like the opposition

Commenting on the speech Viktor Orbán gave at the Bálványos summer university, Hungarian opposition party Jobbik-Conservatives accused Orbán of “governing the country motivated by a wish to keep his power and by foreign interests, rather than the Hungarian national interests.” During Orbán’s tenure, the forint sank to an all-time low, inflation of food prices skyrocketed and “the cost of living crisis continues to deepen,” the statement said. Jobbik said the party wanted to create a “normal country with normal wages and life”, and give the country a “responsible prime minister and government that would serve the interests of the Hungarian nation”.