The reduction in utility costs is over if we accept the Commission's current embargo proposal, underlined the Prime Minister.

Viktor Orbán was a guest of Radio Kossuth on the first Friday of May. The first topic was the sixth sanctions package. Viktor Orbán said that he originally thought that he would only give an interview again on the program Jó reglegt Magyarország after the formation of the government, but now he felt compelled.

The committee president's wife willy-nilly attacked the unity of Europe"

said the Prime Minister regarding the fact that Ursula von der Leyen did not consult with everyone regarding the oil sanctions. There are several problems with the committee's proposal, he said, then explained that the heads of government had previously agreed that every country has a sovereign right to ensure its energy security. The committee came up with its proposal without any consultation, and they want a unified rule, said the prime minister.

This broke the agreement concluded in Versailles, the commission attacked European unity"

An economic atomic bomb

Viktor Orbán said that oil can only arrive in Hungary through pipelines.

Any proposal that ignores this is a nuclear bomb against the Hungarian economy

- He told. It is possible for oil to arrive here from another direction, but that would be a great burden for Croatia, Hungary has a refinery designed exclusively for Russian oil, Orbán explained. He also stated that the conversion of the refinery would cost hundreds of billions of forints, and then the oil arriving here would be more expensive than before.

It would take five years to completely transform the energy system

The proposal does not bring any solution to the table, so it is completely unacceptable, said Viktor Orbán. He said that being able to switch to another oil supply system would cost several thousand billion forints.

It takes 5 years for the whole process, and then you need money to transform the refineries and transform the energy system."

It is worth thinking about whether such a transition makes sense. asked the prime minister.

The battle for overhead reduction is raging

Viktor Orbán explained that it does not work to put forward proposals against Hungarian interests, this must now be sent back,

develop a new proposal.

If the Hungarian issue was not resolved and the oil and gas embargo was introduced, the utility reduction would be over, he explained. This is a fight now in order to reduce overheads, said the prime minister.

Hungary's red line

The prime minister said that the five sanctions packages introduced by Europe so far caused more problems for the European economy than the Russian one. “Despite my best belief, I said yes to the first five packages of sanctions, but

I made it clear earlier that there will be a red line, and that is the energy embargo. Now you have to order it to stop."

said the prime minister.

"This is not our war"

Viktor Orbán said that beyond the red line of the energy embargo, Hungary also has another red line: putting church leaders on the sanctions list. Orbán said that every country has its own war experiences, which is why it is important to clarify who is at war,

and this is a Russian-Ukrainian war

he declared.

The Russians attacked Ukraine, so this is not our war, said the Prime Minister. Our position is peace, neither the French president nor the German chancellor succeeded in their own peace mission to Moscow.

We will not identify American, German, or Polish interests with Hungarian interests, which is why we want to stay out of this war.

"Also Carpathians came within range"

Viktor Orbán also reacted to the fact that Transcarpathia was also shot by the Russians: he who transports weapons brings trouble to his head, so Transcarpathia was also within firing range because someone was transporting weapons, he said. Anyone who imports weapons targets the people who live there.

About the upcoming government

Viktor Orbán also reported on the new government. He said that he is in the middle of the forest when it comes to forming a government. He explained that

in the case of government formations, it was previously planned in such a way that what challenges should be expected.

He added that migration will stay with us, migration pressure will increase, the pandemic is not over yet, and this war is also here. A government that meets these challenges must be formed, said the prime minister. The structure of the government will change significantly, I want to bring in many new people, he added.

Government formation schedule

A new government can be in place by the end of May at the latest, the Prime Minister announced. He said that he has already managed to reach an agreement with some, but that it is a job that entails the greatest responsibility.

Only the best people are invited

said the prime minister. He said that he will take an oath in the parliament on May 16, and after that he will need another 7-8 days to introduce the members of the new government.

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