THANK GOD! There are at least two European heads of
government that desire to preserve Western Culture above the incursions of Islamic
Culture. May more eyes be opened in Europe to avoid making Eurabia a reality.
o If
Europe Goes on Like This, It Will Become Eurabia; By Bassam
Tibi – Posted by Baron Bodissey; Gates of Vienna; 4/16/18
JRH 5/5/19
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We agree with Matteo
Salvini that Europe’s borders must be defended against the migrant invasion
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
May 3, 2019 11:15 AM
At their talks in Budapest on Thursday, Prime Minister
Viktor Orbán and Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior
Matteo Salvini agreed on the importance of strong nation states, on the need to
give priority in Europe to European culture based on Christian values, and on
border defence.
At a joint press
conference held with Mr. Salvini – who is also head of the Italian government
party Lega – Mr. Orbán said they both believe the following: that there will be
no strong Europe without strong and successful nation states; that on the
continent priority must be given to European culture based on Christian values;
and that “Europe’s borders must be defended against the migrant invasion”.
Salvini &
Orban Photo: Károly
Árvai/kormany.hu
Speaking about
Italy’s response to migration, the Prime Minister praised Mr. Salvini for “his
efforts in achieving on the sea what we have done on land”. He said that the
success of these efforts is of crucial importance.
The Prime Minister
described Matteo Salvini’s visit to Budapest as an honour, adding that
cooperation between the governments of the two countries has reached its
highest point so far. He said that “the citizens of Europe will benefit from
listening to Italy and Hungary rather than President Macron.”
He said that at the
village of Röszke on Thursday morning he had shown the Deputy Prime Minister of
Italy the Hungarian border fence. In relation to this, he told Mr. Salvini that
the defence of its borders has so far cost Hungary more than one billion euros,
but Brussels has not relieved Hungary of any part of this burden.
The Prime Minister
also outlined the Hungarian proposal for the establishment of a new body
comprising the interior ministers of the Schengen Area countries. He stated
that powers related to migration should be taken away from the European
Commission and delegated to such a body.
Mr. Orbán was asked
several questions about interparty cooperation, replying to which he said that
Europe will be led either by pro-immigration or anti-immigration forces. He
observed that in the European People’s Party (EPP) there are both
pro-immigration and anti-immigration forces: the left of the EPP is solely
composed of pro-immigration forces, while to the right of the EPP there are
only anti-immigration forces. He indicated that Fidesz would like the EPP to
cooperate with anti-immigration forces, but that in the EPP party family this
is a minority view.
On the question of
whether Fidesz will remain a member of the EPP, the Prime Minister said that
this depends on the party grouping’s future direction: if the EPP “ties itself”
to the Left –which has a vision for Europe which is harmful, and which is
continuously losing people’s support – then it will be difficult for Fidesz to
find a place in such cooperation. He urged the EPP to be open to cooperation
with parties to the right of it, including Lega. He stressed that Europe needs
an alliance of anti-immigration political forces.
He added that
“we’re tired of parties with support so small it can be barely seen with the
naked eye lecturing parties in other countries which have significant electoral
support”. He noted that this is exactly what has happened to Fidesz in the EPP,
and that in the Netherlands, for instance, the party of the Socialists’
Spitzenkandidat Frans Timmermans “has effectively ceased to exist as a serious
party”. He stressed that positions in European institutions are not “beds in
hospices” for politicians who have failed in their own countries.
Asked whether
Fidesz will join the “Salvini alliance”, the Prime Minister said that
Hungarians themselves will choose what form of cooperation to take part in. In
response to a German statement criticising Mr. Salvini’s visit to Budapest on
Thursday, he said that this was a meeting between the Prime Minister of Hungary
and the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, and therefore “we expect more respect”.
“We shall seek
conspicuous, avowed and open cooperation with Federal Secretary Salvini”, he
said, adding that before the European Parliament elections he cannot answer
questions on the precise form of cooperation between Fidesz and Lega.
Mr. Orbán said that
he wants to cooperate with vigorous and ambitious people in Europe who want to
take action, “instead of the Brussels bubble” which has lost contact with real
life.
He also highlighted
four problems which he said can only be resolved with a new European
leadership: Europe is not defending itself; it does not respect the Member
States; the incumbent leadership is not listening to the people; and Europe’s
economic performance is continuously declining. He said that he agrees with Mr.
Salvini that a new chapter must be opened in Europe.
In answer to a
question on illiberal democracy, he said that liberals claim that people who
are not liberal are therefore not democrats. In Hungary, he said, “we have had
enough” of an equivalence being drawn between democracy and liberalism, adding
that the Hungarian government describes its politics with the term “Christian
democracy”.
Regarding the issue
of solidarity, he confirmed his position that help must be taken to where there
are problems, rather than bringing the problems here.
Responding to
another question, he urged the Italian government to create a tax system
incentivising businesses which both leaves more money with individuals and
contributes more to the central budget.
(Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister/MTI)
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Blog Editor: On the original website there are numerous
photos of Matteo Salvini and Viktor
Orbán, I only posted the first.
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