Orbán: Government keeps making decisions that push down inflation

Hungary’s government is continuing to make decisions with the aim of pushing down inflation, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio on Friday.

Speaking from Brussels, where he is attending a European Union summit, Orbán noted that the government had been working to combat price increases ever since inflation first took hold. Measures to bring inflation down to single digits by year-end were now showing results, he said, adding that wage growth was expected to outstrip inflation by July or August.

The government’s economic protection action plan is designed to protect jobs, pensions and the value of family support, he said.

Ceasefire, peace talks needed to end Ukraine war

A ceasefire and peace talks are needed to end the war in Ukraine, Viktor Orbán said on Friday.

Orbán told public radio in an interview that there were two schools of thought for assessing the war in Ukraine, with “the big ones” stating that they should continue their current action because their plan would bring success and Russians could be defeated by Ukrainian soldiers, western money and equipment.

Attending the EU summit, Orbán added that he was alone with his contrary opinion. A year and a half has passed and it brought “zero results, or even negative results, because we have not defeated Russia; the Russian leaders are still in their positions and the Russian economy is doing well, thank you”, Orbán said.

At the same time, “we have suffered from high inflation, we have run out of money to support Ukraine and it is obvious that the counterattacks launched by Ukrainians are difficult, and it is questionable whether there is any hope of success,” he said.

“A huge number of people have died and even more will die. The resulting destruction, human suffering and pain is immeasurable, so every means must be used to achieve a ceasefire and peace talks,” Orbán added.

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