On the sidelines of Monday’s informal EU summit, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
With Meloni, the two assessed the results of the European Parliament elections, discussed political issues related to the European right, the tasks ahead of the European Council, made up of heads of state and government, and Hungary’s plans for when it assumes the rule of the EU Presidency, which member states assume on a rotating basis every six months.
“The meeting went well, it always goes well with Italy,” Viktor Orbán told journalists, according to a report by the Italian news agency Ansa.
Orbán also held talks with former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Brussels on Monday afternoon. The subject of their meeting was the unification of European right-wing forces.
Next in line to meet with Orbán were former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Mark Rutte’s term as prime minister will expire shortly, and he intends to continue his political career as NATO secretary general. However, the Hungarian government has thus far not supported Rutte’s candidacy for the post. Total trust is essential in NATO, and the Dutch prime minister has previously spoken of “bringing Hungary to its knees” and waged an ongoing campaign against the Hungarian government over the years, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said previously.
