Orban warns EU faces decline without sharp policy shift

23/9/2025 7:58

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday warned that the European Union (EU) faces decline unless it undertakes an urgent change of course, while also stressing Hungary's positions on Ukraine, migration, and energy security in his opening speech to parliament's autumn session.



This is the Hungarian Parliament's last autumn session with the current party structures, as Hungary's general elections will be held next spring, presumably in April 2026.



"If the Union does not carry out an urgent and sharp turn, its story will come to an end," Orban said, comparing the EU's trajectory to that of the Roman Empire.



He criticized the bloc's current structure as unable to deliver economic success for member states, pointing to what he described as ineffective policies on migration, climate, sanctions, and green transition.