Forsaken the idea of ​​freedom – – 2024-05-09 18:01:43

EU conference

Written by Rainer Ackermann

“The Hungarian Council Presidency is helping the EU to do a little better for six months.” Chancellery Minister Gergely Gulyás shared this somewhat sarcastic view at a conference on the 20th anniversary of eastern expansion.

At that time, the community set out to set global standards in terms of competitiveness and welfare. In reality, however, the USA has almost doubled its GDP since then to USD 23,000 billion and China has multiplied its GDP with an incredible jump to around USD 17,500 billion, while the EU has only increased its cumulative GDP from USD 11,900 to 16,600 billion within two decades. USD might increase.

Brussels is torpedoing unity

But the EU is not only falling behind in terms of competition; the community’s institutions also seem to have abandoned the idea of ​​freedom. Brussels is no longer committed to the unity of the member states, but is taking action once morest individual countries being sanctioned “without justification”.

Respect the law

The minister clarified the Hungarian position: “If the law does not finally regain respect, it will be very difficult to hold the EU together in the long term.” However, the EU headquarters makes the most serious mistakes in the area of ​​environmental protection, where the The measures introduced are unlikely to lead to a reduction in pollutant emissions, but they will certainly undermine the competitiveness of companies. Likewise, Brussels still owes a “useful answer” to the biggest challenge of the 21st century, uncontrolled immigration.

When listing Hungary’s successes in two decades as an EU member, Gulyás claimed that 80% of the average standard of living in the community had been achieved and that there was a very good chance of meeting the 90% target by 2030.