Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again angered EU leaders by visiting Georgia immediately after the country's parliamentary elections. Hungary currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, while Georgia has been granted the status and qualifications of a candidate country for membership.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks alongside Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
If it were just these two things, Orban's visit to Georgia would be perfectly normal, even necessary. But the EU is unhappy because Orban is acting on his own initiative and not under EU authorization.
Similar to his trips to Russia and Ukraine shortly after Hungary began its rotating EU presidency, Orban did not consult with EU leaders beforehand. Therefore, immediately after Orban departed for Georgia, EU leaders declared that he had no right to represent the Union and that any statements he made in Georgia, as he had previously in Russia and Ukraine, were not made in the name of the EU, were not on behalf of the EU, and did not reflect the EU's position.
The EU was also annoyed because Orban visited Georgia when the ruling "Georgian Dream" party had won nearly 54% of the vote in the recent parliamentary elections, potentially extending its continuous rule since 2014, but the results were not recognized by the EU. The party is perceived by the EU as pro-Russian and not aligned with the EU. Orban congratulated the party on its victory before the official results were announced. This showed that Orban not only disagreed with the EU on Georgia and Russia, but also on Ukraine. Orban's actions further deepened the EU's internal divisions regarding Russia, while simultaneously maintaining relations with Russia.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/khong-chinh-danh-van-co-tac-dong-185241030220407172.htm
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