Economy
Hungary foreign minister plays down call by Asselborn to expel Hungary from EU
"We cannot accept the founding principles of the EU being violated," Asselborn told German daily newspaper Die Welt in an interview published on Tuesday, just days before the informal EU summit of 27 EU leaders in Bratislava, Slovakia on 16 September.
"We already knew that Jean Asselborn is a frivolous character. It is evident that he lives a few kilometres from Brussels; he is so condescending, arrogant [and] frustrated. He wants to shut Hungary out from the EU, but he has already excluded himself from [the group of] politicians that can be taken seriously," Szijjártó said an an e-mailed response to Portfolio.
"As a good ole’ nihilist he is restlessly working on destroying European security and culture," he added.
"Contrary to that, throughout its history Hungary always protected Europe and it is doing the same now," Szijjártó said.
"It is slightly odd, though, that Jean Asselborn hailing from the land of “tax optimisation" and Jean-Claude Juncker, who is also from Luxembourg, talks about joint burden sharing, but we know what this means: Hungary should bear the burdens for the mistakes of others. The Hungarian government does not accept this. The Hungarian people will have their say on 2 October," the minister concluded.
"We already knew that Jean Asselborn is a frivolous character. It is evident that he lives a few kilometres from Brussels; he is so condescending, arrogant [and] frustrated. He wants to shut Hungary out from the EU, but he has already excluded himself from [the group of] politicians that can be taken seriously," Szijjártó said an an e-mailed response to Portfolio.
"As a good ole’ nihilist he is restlessly working on destroying European security and culture," he added.
"Contrary to that, throughout its history Hungary always protected Europe and it is doing the same now," Szijjártó said.
On 2 October, Hungarian people will give their opinion on illegal migration, the quota package of Brussels and characters like Jean Asselborn.
"This is the rule of law, you know. The Hungarian people have the right to give their opinion; they, and only they, have the right to decide with whom they want to live together and with whom they do not want to live together. This right cannot be taken away from them either by the bureaucrats in Brussels, or the foreign minister of Luxembourg."It is slightly odd, though, that Jean Asselborn hailing from the land of “tax optimisation" and Jean-Claude Juncker, who is also from Luxembourg, talks about joint burden sharing, but we know what this means: Hungary should bear the burdens for the mistakes of others. The Hungarian government does not accept this. The Hungarian people will have their say on 2 October," the minister concluded.
