Orban is blackmailing the European Union: what is known

Orban said this in a speech at a summer university in the Romanian city of Beile-Tusnad.

Approval of the new seven-year budget requires unanimity, and until we receive the remaining frozen funds, there will be no new EU budget either.

Viktor Orban

Prime Minister of Hungary

The European Union previously suspended the disbursement of billions of euros earmarked for Hungary amid a dispute over the rule of law in the country.

It is noted that the European Commission has proposed an EU budget for 2028-2034 of 2 trillion euros with an emphasis on economic competitiveness and defense.

Also during his speech, Orban criticized the EU for supporting Ukraine and accused Brussels of plans to install a "pro-Ukrainian and pro-Brussels government" in Hungary in next year's elections.

The current EU leadership will always be the last to sign agreements with the United States, and always the worst agreements, Orban added, calling for a change in the bloc's leadership.

Meanwhile, Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar promised on Saturday to ensure the recovery of all frozen EU funds if his Tisza party wins the 2026 parliamentary elections.