Manfred Weber, the head of the European People’s Party group in the EP, leads „a pro-war, pro-migration, anti-economy coalition”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Hungarian public radio in an interview in Berlin.
Orbán also said the openness of the world economy was a key issue for Hungary. The prime minister said the country’s current living standards could not be kept up „solely from the market provided by ten million Hungarians”. „Isolation from the rest of the world would be tragic,” he added. Orbán, who is on a visit to Germany, said that country was an ally in striving for an open economy. He cited automotive giant Mercedes-Benz as an example of the ties between Hungary and Germany. Orbán said the company was about to create 3,800-4,200 new jobs at its plant in Kecskemét, in central Hungary, to produce new models and their parts. German industry is currently undergoing changes, he said, adding that Hungary will have a place in that technological change. A large part of those developments will be implemented in Hungary, creating thousands of jobs and taking a role in engineering and employee training in the process, Orbán said. „That’s the first thing I will ensure with the Chancellor,” Orbán said, referring to talks scheduled with Olaf Scholz later on Friday.