Orbán: ‘Soros empire’ behind EU migrant quota

In an interview to public radio, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused the “Soros empire” of being behind the “coup-like” EU decision on mandatory migrant quotas, saying the decision had been “forced down the throats of the majority of Europeans”.

In the interview recorded on Thursday, he said it had seemed that decision-makers in Brussels had been persuaded to shift from an insistence on mandatory quotas to border protection as there was a realisation that the solution lay in protecting the external borders of Europe rather than distributing migrants.

“But from time to time a quick decision is made in a coup-like way that states that whichever country does not allow migrants in will be forced to do so,” Orbán said, adding that it was not by chance this coincided with George Soros handing over “control of his empire to his son just a few days ago”. (We wrote about this in more detail HERE.) His son, he added, had said he wanted to get more directly involved in politics in America and Europe. “Now the Soros empire has struck back,” he added.

Orbán: Government ready with economic protection action plan

The government is ready with an economic protection action plan aimed at counterbalancing “bad decisions” made in Brussels, PM Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday, adding that the measures will be unveiled next week.

The prime minister slammed the EU for introducing costs on fuels and packaging, saying the new measures would stoke inflation. Noting that the EU had control over certain types of tax on environmental grounds, he said Hungary was obliged to increase excise tax on petrol and diesel. Also, packaging materials and bottles must be registered and tracked, adding to expenses and the cost of waste processing.

He also urged Hungarians to keep their savings in state bonds. “In times of war, people who keep their savings in government bonds and treasury bills help the country.” Also, they received a higher interest rate than by parking their money in the bank, he said. In addition to offering high interest on government bonds, a levy on bank savings will apply as long as the war lasts as a temporary measure, he said.

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