The fight against the energy crisis and illegal migration is also on the agenda of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer's meeting in Vienna on Thursday.
office of the People's Party politician, a joint press conference will be held after their morning meeting.
informed MTI last week The European integration perspectives of the Western Balkan region can also be discussed.
a statement from Nehammer's office last week, Hungary is an important neighbor and partner of Austria, bilateral relations are good, and the chancellor is happy to welcome Viktor Orbán. In particular, he considers close cooperation with Hungary important from the point of view of the fight against illegal immigration, as well as the commitment to the Western Balkan EU perspectives. According to Nehammer, "such bilateral collaborations are necessary because the European asylum system does not work", and the borders of the union finally need strong protection.
Austrian-Hungarian diplomacy has revived in recent weeks. Last Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó discussed Last week, Szijjártó held talks with his Austrian partner, Alexander Schallenberg, in Vienna.
The upcoming visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister and his speech in Tusvány last weekend were also reported in the Austrian press. the left-wing Der Standard, Nehammer must "confess" and reject Viktor Orbán's "racist statements". the news report of the center-right Die Presse , social democratic member of the European Parliament Bettina Vollath said that Nehammer's reception of the Hungarian prime minister is a bad sign for Europe.
Source: Magyar Hírlap
Author: Mariann Őry
Image: MTI
