Before Paris takes the presidency of the European Union, the French President was received by his Hungarian counterpart and the opposition.
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From the outset, Viktor Orban has repeated word for word the concept that had been formulated a few days earlier by Emmanuel Macron to justify his trip to Hungary, the first of a French president since 2007. “We are political opponents But also European partners, “said Hungarian National Prime Minister by welcoming Monday 13 December, Mr. Macron to the Carmelites Monastery of Budapest, where he moved his offices in 2019.
Smile smiles, virile hand hands, but also photo side by side on the magnificent terrace that dominates the Danube, and even exit from the European flags that Viktor Orban leaves usually gladly at the closet … all day was Placed under this diptych for these political leaders who dream of changing Europe in opposite theory directions and who face elections, in April 2022, for which each serves as scarecar to another on its internal political scene.
“I do not want to interfere in the Hungarian ballot,” promised Emmanuel Macron, yet ceasing to send signals against the one who received Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour in his offices in recent months. Recollection on the tomb of the philosopher and opponent Agnes Heller, meeting with the leader of the Jewish community very critical of Orban, Andras Heisler, then receipt of the leaders of the opposition in the residence of the Ambassador of France, as could the Do François Mitterrand at the Communist era …
“Great gesture”
In visit, Sunday, Poland, the other European country criticized for its anti-democratic drift, the new German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, had not bothered to send such signals. “In diplomatic terms, it is a great gesture,” greeted Peter Marki-Zay, the candidate appointed by the Hungarian opposition to face Mr. Orban in April. “It was told that no one was able to compromise with Viktor Orban,” said the leader of the Liberal Party Momentum, Anna Donath, while Emmanuel Macron defended all day that agreements were possible in order to of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), which must begin in early January 2022.
“nuclear”, “strategic autonomy” and “Europe de la Défense” have been mentioned in the first place by the two leaders, very aligned with these points despite their political differences. Mr. Macron thanked Mr. Orban for his commitment to the “Task Force Takuba”, in Mali, and the two countries have defended together that nuclear energy needs to be favorable to the fight against climate change at European level. To the question of a possible selling of arms to Hungary, Mr. Macron said she had not been on the menu of the discussions, but that could be the case “in the future”.
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