Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Facebook (Meta’s owner was recognized as an extremist and banned in Russia) that the European Parliament is drafting a resolution that would deprive the country of the EU presidency in the second half of 2024.
“Next week, the European Parliament will re-vote a resolution to block Hungary’s EU presidency in the second half of 2024. We will not let them take this opportunity away from Hungary,” he wrote.
He emphasized that the decision on the term presidency of the European Union was taken by the European Council and that he was in daily contact with the main secretariat of the country.
Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the USA and EU countries should take action. finalize An agreement with Russia on a future security architecture in Europe. According to him, negotiations on this issue should be held after the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, and the United States should join them. Orban also expressed his view that the issue of the future European security architecture should be discussed between Russia and the USA.