Honor for Orbán
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was honored with the Order of Merit of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka before the weekend. At a subsequent economic forum, he promised 140 million euros for projects that Hungarian companies would carry out instead of German companies.
“The Bosnian Serbs can continue to count on Hungary’s support; our peoples depend on each other,” said Orbán at the award ceremony on Friday. “The EU lacks the recognition that Europe needs the Serbs, that without Serbs there is no European security, no stability.” The award is an expression of friendship and trust, but also of optimism for the future. Viktor Orbán presented the Order of Merit of the Republic of Srpska on a chain to President Milorad Dodik, who gave the same award to Russian President Vladimir Putin a year earlier.
MVM & Co. am Ball
Hungary’s government will support projects for the modernization of infrastructure and energy systems in the Bosnian Republic of Srpska with 140 million euros. Economics Minister Márton Nagy signed the relevant documents in Banja Luka. Waste and recycling management projects as well as the construction of wind and solar parks are being implemented with the involvement of the Hungarian companies Alteo, MVM and Veolia. Originally, these projects were supposed to be realized with German support. However, political Berlin withdrew the commitments because the traffic light government did not like the nationalist aspirations of Milorad Dodik.
“We’re not going there.”
Hungary can fill this gap because “today we have regional champions,” said Prime Minister Orbán, pointing out that 14 years ago, Hungary, which was still extremely poorly capitalized, would not have been able to do this. Today there are around 1,500 companies lined up that are able to take on commitments abroad. At this point, the Prime Minister explained his policy, which was misunderstood in the West, according to which “Hungary belongs to Hungarians, which is why we expect foreigners to behave accordingly.” In this sense, the Serbian government will specify in which sectors it will warmly welcome Hungarians.
“We won’t go where people don’t want to see us so as not to create competition,” Orbán made it clear. “This country belongs to the Serbs,” and the Hungarians would only act where desired. In addition, economic cooperation should not be a one-way street; Hungary expects the Serbs not only as guest workers, but also as entrepreneurs.
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