The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron is due to meet this Wednesday, June 26 at the Élysée Palace with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as part of the traditional European tour of the future presidency of the Council of the EU.
The two leaders who are complete opposites. Emmanuel Macron will receive Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban this Wednesday for a working lunch in Paris on the eve of a European Union summit to decide on key positions within the Twenty-Seven.
“This visit takes place as part of the traditional European tour of the future rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will be exercised by Hungary from July 1 to December 31, 2024,” the Élysée indicated in a press release.
The ally of the far right
In this context, the French head of state should remind Viktor Orban of the importance of supporting Ukraine and the importance of strengthening the agenda of European sovereignty, in particular support for the European manufacturing industry. defense as well as new priorities for European competitiveness.
However, this position is far from being shared by the Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister, wanting Europe to take into account the surge of the far right in the European elections at the beginning of June. The head of the Hungarian government warned against sharing “important European positions” between the European People’s Party, the socialists and the liberals of Emmanuel Macron, especially since the latter should be overtaken by the camp of the First ultraconservative Italian minister Giorgia Meloni, in the European Parliament.
Viktor Orban is also the ally, in France, of the National Rally of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, leading in the polls for the early legislative elections called by the President of the Republic for June 30 and July 7.
Finally, the two leaders should also discuss the next international events, in particular the next summits of the European Political Community which will be held in the United Kingdom on July 18 and in Hungary on November 7, as well as the different aspects of the bilateral relationship.
