Orbán: Without nations, Europe would lose its spiritual and cultural identity

Orbán: Without nations, Europe would lose its spiritual and cultural identity

Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán spoke at the EPP's annual congress in the Finnish capital Helsinki and told members: "Without nations, Europe would lose its spiritual and cultural identity. Socialists and liberals are working for such a Europe that has no cultural identity. We should never be afraid to reaffirm what we are — Christian Democrats."

NOVEMBER 7, 2018
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The European People’s Party (EPP) backed a special resolution at its annual demanding respect for the values and freedoms that underpin the EU, saying they faced a serious threat.

The resolution did not explicitly name Hungary, but officials from the EPP, which includes German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, said it was meant as a direct message to Orban and his party.

“Populist and nationalist extremism, disinformation, discrimination, and threats to the rule of law pose the greatest threat to freedom and democracy in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain,” the resolution said.

A senior Fidesz member of the European Parliament said there was nothing in the resolution that his party could disagree with. “This is not about Hungary,” Jozsef Szajer told Reuters.

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