In his New Year international press conference, Viktor Orbán commented on climate policy, saying that the government has just adopted its national energy and climate strategies. These two, according to the premier, need to be taken care of jointly.

Orbán said. Hungary is, in fact, among those 21 countries.

The Hungarian PM also commented on billionaire „philanthropist” George Soros. „We don’t have a Soros phobia,” he said, “We are not fixated. But we confront a very strong group that is directed by George Soros,” and their goal is to influence the politics of the EU.

Responding to a question from German public television ZDF as to whether Fidesz will leave the European People’s Party, the prime minister said that as the “EPP is getting more and more liberal, socialist and centrist,”Ideally, Fidesz’s goal would be to change the EPP. The future EPP, according to PM Orbán, should be different – the question is whether Fidesz has any power in the EPP to initiate such changes.

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Responding to a question regarding Brexit, Viktor Orbán said that “We need to cooperate with the United Kingdom on good terms and on a strategic level,” naming Boris Johnson one of today’s “bravest European politicians.” According to the PM, there is certainly a “success story brewing” in the UK, while the European Union is wrong to think that a proper relationship is primarily in the UK’s interest.

Naturally, the Prime Minister also touched upon the issue of migration. The pressure at the Hungarian border have increased significantly, meaning that „every day we need to intercept more than one hundred people crossing the border illegally”. As a result, PM Orbán stated that the number of soldiers and police officers would be increased shortly.