EU Council Presidency
Orbán copies Trump and wants to make Europe “great”
"Make Europe Great Again": the right-wing nationalist Hungarian government is using a modified campaign slogan from controversial former US President Donald Trump as the motto for its upcoming EU Council Presidency. They are also politically close.
In German, the slogan means something like "Make Europe great again". In the past, Hungary's right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Trump have repeatedly praised each other.
As recently as March, Orbán praised Trump at a meeting as the "president of peace", while the American in turn praised the Hungarian as the "best leader" ever. Orbán was the only head of government of an EU country to openly declare his support for the Republican before Trump's election as president in 2016.
Political overlaps
The two right-wing populists have a lot in common politically. Trump's former chief adviser Bannon once referred to the Hungarian as "Trump before Trump". Orbán has been in power in Hungary since 2010, while Trump has a soft spot for autocrats. He has never made a secret of this.
Hungary will take over the rotating six-month presidency of the EU Council in July. The government in Budapest will then play an important mediating role in disagreements between the EU states and Hungarian ministers will chair EU ministerial meetings. This role is currently still held by Belgium.
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