On the stimulus plan agreement 

"If it had not been the best deal we can find, we simply would not have accepted it," said the Hungarian Foreign Minister. And he continues: "Our main objective was to ensure that the distribution of European funds is made according to fair and objective criteria. It is out of the question to accept any blackmail or to allow certain countries to put pressure on others. " 

On the conditions set by the "frugal" countries

Péter Szijjártó asserts that "conditionality on whether or not a member state of the Union can use EU funds is simply unacceptable. No member state should be able to tell others whether or not they can use the money. European." 

On the idea of ​​a federal Europe

"We do not recognize ourselves at all in what we could call the concept of" United States of Europe "", explains the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs. "We believe that the EU can only be strong if the Member States themselves are strong and I think the European Union will be strong if the members stick to their identity, be it national identity, history, religious heritage or cultural heritage. "

On Mark Rutte, Dutch Prime Minister

"(He) is a pro-immigration politician. And he hates our policy which is a policy which is very strongly opposed to immigration," said Péter Szijjártó. "And it is obvious that in recent years he has been constantly on the lookout for opportunities to punish Hungary for defending this very anti-immigration policy."

On Hungary facing a potential second wave of Covid-19

"We have managed to bring the situation under control, to keep the number of infected people relatively low ... We do not want our efforts to be in vain," said the Hungarian Foreign Minister. "We therefore remain cautious about opening borders to third countries. But within the European Union we of course welcome our guests who come to Hungary."

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