‘We haven’t seen such a great opportunity in a long time for the national conservative, sovereigntist, and Christianity-based forces to become decisive in the European Union,’ Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in Brussels at the presentation of the Hunyadi János Award to Ryszard Antoni Legutkoby by the Foundation for a Civic Hungary (PMA) on Wednesday.

In his speech at the event Viktor Orbán emphasized that in the debate with liberals, it will not be the Soros Empire or Brussels bureaucrats, but nations that will prevail, highlighting that the ideal of an open society has not taken root in Central Europe.

‘We will send them where they belong, to the rubbish heap of history, just as we did with the communists,’

the Prime Minister declared.

In connection with the awarding of the Hunyadi János Award for the first time by the Foundation for a Civic Hungary to Professor Ryszard Antoni Legutko, a Polish Member of the European Parliament, Viktor Orbán pointed out that the awardee, in examining the functioning of the European Union, discovered the critical features of the pursuit of political dominance. He identified that progressive liberals are hostile to anyone thinking differently. He pointed out that they have become like the communists and pose a real threat to freedom, ‘because they seek to realize their utopian dreams.’

He noted that progressive liberals in the European Union are not interested in the European people, only in their own ideology. If the realization of their ideas requires dismantling European industry and agriculture, they will do so. And if it means erasing Europe’s cultural heritage with illegal migration, they will do that too, the Prime Minister stated. ‘We represent not ideologies, but the European people,’ he nailed down.

Orbán opined that in 2004, at the time of EU accession, ‘we felt that we had arrived and returned home. We thought that the union would be the guarantor of prosperity and our national independence.’ However, he also stated, as Ryszard Antoni Legutko recognized earlier: representatives of liberalism strive to abolish sovereignty, to take away national powers as much as possible, and to control the community with political dictates.

‘Those we debate with actually want to eliminate us,’

he pointed out. However, as he stated, in the debate with liberals, it will not be the Soros Empire or Brussels bureaucrats, but nations that will prevail. He said that following the departure of the United Kingdom, which thinks in terms of nation-states, representation of sovereignty remained for Central Europeans. He then added: Poles and Hungarians have always agreed on sovereignty.

‘For the first time in decades, I feel that sovereigntist Central Europeans are not alone,’ said Orbán, adding: there is turmoil and movement among German farmers, as well as in France and Portugal, and in a few months, the international conservative sovereigntist forces have become decisive in the Netherlands too. Europe shows signs of life, defends itself, and makes its voice heard. ‘We haven’t seen such a great opportunity in a long time for the national conservative, sovereigntist, and Christian-based forces to become decisive in the European Union,’ he underscored.

Ryszard Antoni Legutko recognized the patterns of communism in progressive liberalism, and he did not keep it to himself but openly talked about it. ‘So, we are not only celebrating a great mind and an active person, but also a brave person because talking about the totalitarian tendencies of liberalism in the 90s required great courage. We would like to thank you for contributing to the freedom of Hungarians with your work,’ Viktor Orbán said.

The Hunyadi János Award, established by the Foundation for a Civic Hungary in 2023, was presented for the first time this year in Brussels. The international award was created to recognize outstanding achievements focused on defending the freedom and independence of European nations and consciously embracing the universal Christian culture that connects the peoples of the continent.

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Sources: Hungarian Conservative/Foundation for a Civic Hungary