(MENAFN) Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban has introduced a proposal aimed at enhancing the authority of EU member countries while restricting the influence of its bureaucratic institutions.

Labeling it a “patriotic plan” for the European Union, he expressed through a series of social media messages over the weekend that this initiative will restore the “European dream.”

Orban criticized the EU leadership in Brussels, accusing them of exploiting every crisis to consolidate their power.

He argued in a post on X that this approach has only resulted in diminished sovereignty for individual member states and “failed policies.”

According to the prime minister, “Brussels hijacked our future” by jeopardizing public security through migration and undermining economic wellbeing with “green dogmas.”

Stressing urgency, he declared, “Europe can’t afford this any longer, it’s time to take back control.”
The foundation of Orban’s proposal rests on four main pillars: achieving peace across the continent by easing tensions with Russia, eliminating Brussels’ “centralized control” over financial matters, restoring “free speech” while reinforcing Europe’s Christian heritage, and enforcing stricter immigration policies.

Reflecting on his plan, Orban remarked, “We want peace, we don’t need a new Eastern front,” emphasizing that the EU should reject Ukraine’s membership.

He also added, “We don’t want our money poured into someone else’s war.”

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