{"id":1052084,"date":"2019-11-18T10:51:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1052084"},"modified":"2019-11-18T11:06:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T16:06:40","slug":"orban-central-europe-europes-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/orban-central-europe-europes-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Orb\u00e1n: Central Europe, ‘Europe’s Future’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addressing a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague on Sunday, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said<\/a> that thirty years ago central Europeans had been self-confident enough to declare their region Europe\u2019s future. \u201cAnd knowing our achievements in light of Europe\u2019s situation we can say with all due modesty that, today, we are indeed the future of Europe\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ready for this mission,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cThirty years ago we central Europeans showed that we could not only die for our countries and for Europe but could live and work for them too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we share not only a common destiny but common goals too. The cooperation of central European countries is written into the hearts of the people of central Europe\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is why the coming years would be about the success of central Europe and the Visegrad Group, he added.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said that the Czech and Polish anti-communist resistance had served as a model for young Hungarians in the 1980s. This helped Hungarians to begin dismantling the communist system, he said, adding that it was now clear that belonging to the \u201968 generation meant something radically different in West than in central Europe.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/MTI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He said that whereas the \u201968 generation of the West strived to dismantle the Europe of free nation states and Christian culture, \u201cour \u201968-ers want to regain and protect these values.\u201d<\/p>\n

The message of 1968 in central Europe is still the same, he said. \u201cWe want to decide our own destiny.\u201d \u201cWe want to live as a free nation, not as an imperial colony or subordinate,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are central European democrats and we must protect the sovereignty of nation states. Because abandoning this [principle] would end our democracy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He said it was not a new ideological system that would improve Europe today. \u201cWe need simple human things: to live our own central European lives, to honour and protect our families, to enjoy our freedom, love our country and to be proud of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said that<\/p>\n

\u201cCentral Europeans have their own language: the language of freedom, independence and solidarity with one another. This language gives us an independent and distinct voice in the large family of European nations. This is why central Europe today is not only a geographical concept but a political, economic and cultural reality.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All the premiers of the Visegrad countries \u2014 Czech leader Andrej Babis, Polish leader Mateusz Morawiecki and Slovakian premier Peter Pellegrini \u2014 addressed the commemoration, together with Wolfgang Schauble, President of the German Bundestag.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n in Pozsony: Slovakia, Czech Rep also fought for Hungary\u2019s freedom in Velvet Revolution<\/h3>\n

Slovakia and the Czech Republic also fought for Hungary\u2019s freedom in the Velvet Revolution, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said in connection with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Prague\u2019s Velvet Revolution.<\/p>\n

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From eight to left: Anik\u00f3 L\u00e9vai (PM Orb\u00e1n\u2019s wife), PM Viktor Orb\u00e1n, Slovakian PM Peter Pellegrini, Czech PM Andrej Babic, his wife, Monika Babisova, and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz. Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/PM\u2019s Press Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to pay tribute to Slovakia and the Czech Republic for their brave acts during these very important days, when they also fought for Hungary, thereby contributing in a significant way to Hungary\u2019s freedom\u2026\u201d Orb\u00e1n told journalists in Pozsony (Bratislava).<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n noted that the countries of the region had experienced the same fate \u2014 the Soviet occupation and the lack of freedom in private and public life \u2014 in different ways but for the same reason. This is why, he added, that successive revolutions triumphed in a chain reaction.<\/p>\n

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PM Orb\u00e1n and his wife, Anik\u00f3 L\u00e9vai, at the Gate of Freedom Memorial. Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/PM\u2019s Press Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, commenting on cooperation with his Slovakian counterpart Peter Pellegrini, Orb\u00e1n said central Europe was strong again. The post-Soviet transformation into a free society and economy had been difficult, he said. \u201cNow Slovakia is a successful country \u2026 and we\u2019re on the road to catching up with more fortunate western countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said success did not depend on a single individual. \u201cSlovakia has good leadership, so Slovakia is a successful country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said he must give Pellegrini credit for his commitment to good Hungary-Slovakia ties and for being a good friend of Hungarians living in Slovakia as well of Hungary itself. \u201cI\u2019m ready to work with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the featured photo: PM Orb\u00e1n in Prague. Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/PM\u2019s Press Office<\/em><\/p>\n

(Hungary Today<\/a> \/ MTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Addressing a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague on Sunday, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said<\/a> that thirty years ago central Europeans had been self-confident enough to declare their region Europe\u2019s future. \u201cAnd knowing our achievements in light of Europe\u2019s situation we can say with all due modesty that, today, we are indeed the future of Europe\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ready for this mission,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cThirty years ago we central Europeans showed that we could not only die for our countries and for Europe but could live and work for them too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we share not only a common destiny but common goals too. The cooperation of central European countries is written into the hearts of the people of central Europe\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is why the coming years would be about the success of central Europe and the Visegrad Group, he added.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said that the Czech and Polish anti-communist resistance had served as a model for young Hungarians in the 1980s. This helped Hungarians to begin dismantling the communist system, he said, adding that it was now clear that belonging to the \u201968 generation meant something radically different in West than in central Europe.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/MTI[\/caption]\n

He said that whereas the \u201968 generation of the West strived to dismantle the Europe of free nation states and Christian culture, \u201cour \u201968-ers want to regain and protect these values.\u201d<\/p>\n

The message of 1968 in central Europe is still the same, he said. \u201cWe want to decide our own destiny.\u201d \u201cWe want to live as a free nation, not as an imperial colony or subordinate,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are central European democrats and we must protect the sovereignty of nation states. Because abandoning this [principle] would end our democracy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He said it was not a new ideological system that would improve Europe today. \u201cWe need simple human things: to live our own central European lives, to honour and protect our families, to enjoy our freedom, love our country and to be proud of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said that<\/p>\n

\u201cCentral Europeans have their own language: the language of freedom, independence and solidarity with one another. This language gives us an independent and distinct voice in the large family of European nations. This is why central Europe today is not only a geographical concept but a political, economic and cultural reality.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All the premiers of the Visegrad countries \u2014 Czech leader Andrej Babis, Polish leader Mateusz Morawiecki and Slovakian premier Peter Pellegrini \u2014 addressed the commemoration, together with Wolfgang Schauble, President of the German Bundestag.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n in Pozsony: Slovakia, Czech Rep also fought for Hungary\u2019s freedom in Velvet Revolution<\/h3>\n

Slovakia and the Czech Republic also fought for Hungary\u2019s freedom in the Velvet Revolution, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said in connection with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Prague\u2019s Velvet Revolution.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" From eight to left: Anik\u00f3 L\u00e9vai (PM Orb\u00e1n\u2019s wife), PM Viktor Orb\u00e1n, Slovakian PM Peter Pellegrini, Czech PM Andrej Babic, his wife, Monika Babisova, and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz. Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/PM\u2019s Press Office[\/caption]\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to pay tribute to Slovakia and the Czech Republic for their brave acts during these very important days, when they also fought for Hungary, thereby contributing in a significant way to Hungary\u2019s freedom\u2026\u201d Orb\u00e1n told journalists in Pozsony (Bratislava).<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n noted that the countries of the region had experienced the same fate \u2014 the Soviet occupation and the lack of freedom in private and public life \u2014 in different ways but for the same reason. This is why, he added, that successive revolutions triumphed in a chain reaction.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]\"\" PM Orb\u00e1n and his wife, Anik\u00f3 L\u00e9vai, at the Gate of Freedom Memorial. Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/PM\u2019s Press Office[\/caption]\n

Meanwhile, commenting on cooperation with his Slovakian counterpart Peter Pellegrini, Orb\u00e1n said central Europe was strong again. The post-Soviet transformation into a free society and economy had been difficult, he said. \u201cNow Slovakia is a successful country \u2026 and we\u2019re on the road to catching up with more fortunate western countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said success did not depend on a single individual. \u201cSlovakia has good leadership, so Slovakia is a successful country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said he must give Pellegrini credit for his commitment to good Hungary-Slovakia ties and for being a good friend of Hungarians living in Slovakia as well of Hungary itself. \u201cI\u2019m ready to work with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the featured photo: PM Orb\u00e1n in Prague. Photo by Vivien Cher Benko\/PM\u2019s Press Office<\/em><\/p>\n

(Hungary Today<\/a> \/ MTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":1052085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nOrb\u00e1n: Central Europe, 'Europe's Future' – Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/orban-central-europe-europes-future\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Orb\u00e1n: Central Europe, 'Europe's Future' – Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Addressing a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague on Sunday, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said that thirty years ago central Europeans had been self-confident enough to declare their region Europe\u2019s future. \u201cAnd knowing our achievements in light of Europe\u2019s situation we can say with all due modesty that, today, we are indeed the future of Europe\u201d. \u201cWe are ready for this mission,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cThirty years ago we central Europeans showed that we could not only die for our countries and for Europe but could live and work for them too.\u201d \u201cToday, we share not only a common destiny but common goals too. 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This language gives us an independent and distinct voice in the large family of European nations. This is why central Europe today is not only a geographical concept but a political, economic and cultural reality.\u201d All the premiers of the Visegrad countries \u2014 Czech leader Andrej Babis, Polish leader Mateusz Morawiecki and Slovakian premier Peter Pellegrini \u2014 addressed the commemoration, together with Wolfgang Schauble, President of the German Bundestag. 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could live and work for them too.\u201d \u201cToday, we share not only a common destiny but common goals too. The cooperation of central European countries is written into the hearts of the people of central Europe\u201d. This is why the coming years would be about the success of central Europe and the Visegrad Group, he added. Orb\u00e1n said that the Czech and Polish anti-communist resistance had served as a model for young Hungarians in the 1980s. This helped Hungarians to begin dismantling the communist system, he said, adding that it was now clear that belonging to the \u201968 generation meant something radically different in West than in central Europe. He said that whereas the \u201968 generation of the West strived to dismantle the Europe of free nation states and Christian culture, \u201cour \u201968-ers want to regain and protect these values.\u201d The message of 1968 in central Europe is still the same, he said. \u201cWe want to decide our own destiny.\u201d \u201cWe want to live as a free nation, not as an imperial colony or subordinate,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cWe are central European democrats and we must protect the sovereignty of nation states. Because abandoning this [principle] would end our democracy.\u201d He said it was not a new ideological system that would improve Europe today. \u201cWe need simple human things: to live our own central European lives, to honour and protect our families, to enjoy our freedom, love our country and to be proud of our nation.\u201d Orb\u00e1n said that \u201cCentral Europeans have their own language: the language of freedom, independence and solidarity with one another. This language gives us an independent and distinct voice in the large family of European nations. This is why central Europe today is not only a geographical concept but a political, economic and cultural reality.\u201d All the premiers of the Visegrad countries \u2014 Czech leader Andrej Babis, Polish leader Mateusz Morawiecki and Slovakian premier Peter Pellegrini \u2014 addressed the commemoration, together with Wolfgang Schauble, President of the German Bundestag. Orb\u00e1n in Pozsony: Slovakia, Czech Rep also fought for Hungary\u2019s freedom in Velvet Revolution Slovakia and the Czech Republic also fought for Hungary\u2019s freedom in the Velvet Revolution, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said in connection with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Prague\u2019s Velvet Revolution. \u201cI\u2019m here to pay tribute to Slovakia and the Czech Republic for their brave acts during these very important days, when they also fought for Hungary, thereby contributing in a significant way to Hungary\u2019s freedom\u2026\u201d Orb\u00e1n told journalists in Pozsony (Bratislava). Orb\u00e1n noted that the countries of the region had experienced the same fate \u2014 the Soviet occupation and the lack of freedom in private and public life \u2014 in different ways but for the same reason. This is why, he added, that successive revolutions triumphed in a chain reaction. Meanwhile, commenting on cooperation with his Slovakian counterpart Peter Pellegrini, Orb\u00e1n said central Europe was strong again. The post-Soviet transformation into a free society and economy had been difficult, he said. \u201cNow Slovakia is a successful country \u2026 and we\u2019re on the road to catching up with more fortunate western countries.\u201d He said success did not depend on a single individual. \u201cSlovakia has good leadership, so Slovakia is a successful country,\u201d he said. Orb\u00e1n said he must give Pellegrini credit for his commitment to good Hungary-Slovakia ties and for being a good friend of Hungarians living in Slovakia as well of Hungary itself. \u201cI\u2019m ready to work with him.\u201d In the featured photo: PM Orb\u00e1n in Prague. 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