Hungary was asked to react calmly to the news about the possible appointment of Prime Minister Viktor Orban as interim president of the European Council. writes about this RIA News Referring to Orban’s press spokesman Bertalan Havasi.
Asked about the possible appointment of its leader, Havashi said: “We recommend that you maintain strategic calm on this issue.”
Information that the current president of the European Council, Charles Michel, will retire in early summer 2024 was published in Politico on January 7. approved Michel’s assistant. The politician plans to become a European MP, and for this he will have to leave his current position.
If EU leaders cannot quickly agree on the candidacy of the new president of the European Council, this person will be Viktor Orban, because Hungary will preside over the Council of the European Union at that time.
Michel himself statedIn June, before the seat of the European Council presidency becomes vacant and Hungary takes over the presidency of the EU Council, he said his colleagues would have time to “avoid Orbán” as his successor would be elected.
Previously Hungary suggested The EU will not give money to Ukraine for five years.
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Source: Gazeta
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