Szijjártó: the economies of Hungary and Serbia are linked in key areas

2024-09-18 09:38:10

“The feasibility study will be completed by the end of the year. We will start the work in 2025 and finish it by 2027, so the Száhahalombatta refinery will be connected to the Serbian-Hungarian border, and our Serbian friends will build their pipeline from the south,” he said.

He also related to the cooperation in the field of electricity supply and emphasized that the construction of the new cross-border pipeline is also being prepared. This will be completed by 2028, doubling the capacity of the electricity connection between the two countries.

He also welcomed the fact that the regional electricity exchange established with Serbia and Slovenia will start operating in December, which will make the supply of the countries concerned even more secure.

Finally, the Minister also praised the development that is clearly visible in the neighboring country, and he believed that the European Union, whose economic performance is becoming weaker, only needs the momentum, the freshness and the new energy this.

“Therefore, in order to stop this European economic decline and give new impetus to the continent, the accession process of the Western Balkan countries must be accelerated,” he noted.

“And Serbia is the main country in the Western Balkans, so Hungary remains committed to being able to open the third group of accession negotiations under the Hungarian presidency of the EU, thus taking another big step towards the Serbia finally became a member of the Union. European Union”, he said.

“We now see that the European Union needs the countries of the Western Balkans more than the countries of the Western Balkans need EU membership, and it would be time to understand this in Brussels as well,” he concluded a speech

Péter Szijjártó: Ursula von der Leyen is also part of the hypocrisy present regarding EU enlargement

The decision of the president of the European Commission, according to which Olivér Várhelyi cannot continue his work as commissioner responsible for this area, coincides with the hypersensitivity of Brussels regarding the enlargement policy of the European Union, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Budapest on Wednesday.

At the press conference with the Minister of Economy of Serbia, the head of the Ministry expressed his opinion that the recent decision that Olivér Várhelyi cannot continue his work as a responsible commissioner is part of the hypocrisy in the field of increased policy in Brussels. for the area in the new European Commission.

He recalled that the states of the Western Balkans wait four and a half years for membership in the EU on average, which clearly shows that the majority of the public is against the enlargement.

“The countries of the Western Balkans are waiting so long because there is a huge hypocrisy in the European Union regarding the enlargement. Because everyone speaks publicly in favor of enlargement, but when twenty-seven foreign ministers close the door on us, the majority speaks against enlargement,” he said.

According to the Minister, the reason behind Ursula von der Leyen’s decision is that the commissioner delegated by Hungary for the increase should not receive the increased portfolio. This mode shows that he is also a member, part of the hypocrisy that is present today in Brussels, in the European Union, regarding the increase.

Péter Szijjártó pointed out that the most advanced countries in the accession process clarified their request to Olivér Várhelyi to follow the portfolio of neighborhood and enlargement policy, but despite that, that will not be the case in the end.

“Today, the European Union, Brussels, the officials, Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, are showing great hypocrisy regarding the increase and they do not support the increase (…) We will certainly not lose our enthusiasm for this, and there are many other countries in this category” he declared.

“And we will continue to do everything we can to ensure that the countries of the Western Balkans can join the European Union as soon as possible,” he said.

In the end, the Minister also stated that each member state has the right to nominate a commissioner and decide for himself who he nominates.

“Therefore, I start from the assumption that the democrats have so wonderfully promised the European Parliament that this sovereign right will not be denied to any nation,” he said.

“Politicians and governments who reject migration are popular”

Today, there is intense conflict against politicians and governments who reject migration, and part of that is the huge fine imposed on Hungary for protecting the border and the six-year prison sentence asked for a Deputy Prime Minister Italian Minister Matteo Salvini, Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Affairs and Trade, said in Budapest on Wednesday.

In response to a journalist’s question at a joint press conference with the Serbian Minister of Economy, the head of the ministry emphasized that Brussels is currently implementing a pro-migration policy, which is why there is a manhunt for politicians and governments that will reject it.

“There is a manhunt against the Hungarian government, and there is also a manhunt against Matteo Salvini,” he said.