ER Editor: Viktor Orban gave an interview on July 18 to a Hungarian outlet where he floated the idea of quitting the EU.
Florian Philippot in the video below (start at 3:45 mins) gives us a report of that interview from the Hungarian source. Philippot explains the elements of Orban’s opposition to the EU agenda: refusing to support war against Russia, as well as the gender and immigration imperatives put on Hungary. Orban talks about the ‘Transatlantic Divide,’ which pits the western Liberal order against the new US-driven Conservative agenda. Orban is putting Hungary on the side of peace and taking a nationalist stance that defends Hungary’s interests. Orban also comes out against the new EU budget, which he believes won’t survive.
Philippot extemporises about EU pragmatics: Hungary is a net BENEFICIARY of Europe, not a net CONTRIBUTOR. The EU has been withholding BILLIONS in budget contributions from Hungary for a while in an effort to gain key policy leverage over it. So the logic is: why even remain if we don’t get those billions we’re promised? The logic of strongarming Orban has worked against the EU, therefore. Basic divisions have become more entrenched to a point of no return.
On some level, we believe this is all theatre. Backchannels have said for some time that our governments are under orders to do and say certain things. The EU’s Trump is now floating the Big Idea – leaving the bloc as a precursor to its breakup (we hope).
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has allowed Hungary to leave the EU: saying that his country could theoretically leave the European Union (EU) because the economic bloc had become a political alliance imposing its stance on migration, gender policy and conflict. pic.twitter.com/rSzvka6d1k
— Hung (@HHungduc) July 19, 2025
Orban admits possibility of Hungary leaving EU
The Hungarian Prime Minister admitted the possibility of his country leaving the EU. Viktor Orban noted: The European Union has transformed from an economic union into a political one. For now, according to him, the benefits of EU membership outweigh the losses, but the situation is getting worse every day.
From recent polls it follows: in Germany, people increasingly support opposition parties, one of which is the Alternative for Germany. In France, 40% of citizens vote for the National Movement. The Austrian Freedom Party won in 2024. The number of Eurosceptics is also growing in other countries, including Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
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Youtube LINK (auto dubbed into English)
Featured image source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-06/orban-seeks-to-nix-talk-of-hungary-s-eu-exit-as-elections-loom
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