Regarding the oil embargo against the Russians, Gergely Gulyás said: in his opinion, the pressure of the European press is behind the fact that almost all states, with the exception of the Hungarian government, supported the move in May this year (although the situation was different in March, at the EU summit in Versailles).
He added: in his opinion, the Orbán governments after 2010 did everything to reduce energy dependence on the Russians. "When we came to power in 2010, we could only import gas from Austria and Ukraine, and now six out of seven of our neighbors have interconnectors," the minister pointed out.
Gergely Gulyás said about the gas embargo - which could be part of the seventh EU sanctions package - that this step would also put the German economy in a difficult situation.
And if the German economy gets into trouble, the European economies as a whole will get into trouble. Therefore, we can trust that common sense prevails here - at least temporarily - said Gergely Gulyás.
The minister also said that, in his opinion, the left is making a mistake by representing Brussels' position on EU issues, which was also evident from the April election results. "The left finds it difficult to admit even the biggest defeat, so it is unable to calm down and draw reasonable conclusions from it.
In other words, if previously they did not decide to choose Budapest between Budapest and Brussels on an emotional basis, now they could really decide to do so based on political interest," said Gergely Gulyás.
The head of the ministry also said that they are ready to cooperate with Gergelly Karácsony and the Budapest city administration, despite the fact that "the mayor devoted two of the first three years of his mandate to a campaign against the government, driven by personal ambitions." Then, in response to a subsequent question, he said that even when he runs in Budapest, he sees how badly the situation in the capital has deteriorated.
What we often say and, unfortunately, I see confirmed every day, is that garbage, traffic jams and homeless people have returned and multiplied in the capital since 2020. These sad phenomena are commonplace in Budapest today. This was factually not the case under István Tarlós - the minister believed.
Gergely Gulyás finally touched on the conflict with Ryanair. About Michael O'Leary, the company's CEO, he said:
"If someone spent their childhood in an Irish pub, where they had access to too much alcohol when they were too young, then - it seems - this will leave a mark in adulthood."
Source: Magyar Hírlap
Photo: MTI/Zoltán Máthé
