Hungarian foreign minister: Europe in eleventh hour on security

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Last week’s terrorist attack in Manchester made it clear that Europe is in the eleventh hour in terms of acting on security, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a meeting of the foreign ministers of the V4, Baltic and Nordic states in Sopot, in northern Poland, on Tuesday.

“Europe no longer has any time to lose; after the terrorist attack in Manchester, it should be clear to everyone that we are in the eleventh hour when it comes to Europe’s security,” Szijjártó told MTI after the talks.

“Everyone in Europe should finally take it seriously that there is a lot at stake,” the minister said, adding that the threat of terrorism faced by the continent had never been as serious as it is now.

“Instead of levelling baseless accusations at each other and instead of defending Brussels’ old, provenly misguided policies,” everyone should understand that Europe’s strategies and decisions should all be aimed at restoring the continent’s security, he said.

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