MICHAEL WALSH: Brussels bureaucrats are running around like panicked chickens, says Orban. Hungary’s PM took a poke at EU leaders for mismanaging the economy and leading the bloc into what appears to be a terminal decline.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has slammed Brussels, accusing the EU leadership of mismanaging key areas, including the economy, immigration, and security.

In a critical speech at Digital Civic Circles, a network of digital groups promoting conservative values in Hungary, he claimed the bloc was on the brink of collapse due to the failures of its current leaders.

The prime minister painted a stark picture of ’mountains of debt, crowds of migrants, street violence, the increasingly dark shadow of war, mass layoffs, skyrocketing utility costs, and impoverished households.

He said Brussels bureaucrats are running around like panicked chickens on Saturday, while describing the EU’s troubles.

According to Orban, the EU has fallen short of establishing itself as a credible global power. Instead of rising to meet these challenges, the bloc has become a symbol of weakness, indecision, and internal division and chaos, he said.

He criticized the tragic trade deal with the US signed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, adding that the EU’s green policies are killing European industry. 

Energy prices, Orban noted, are three to four times higher than in the US, while countries like France are edging toward unsustainable debt levels and bankruptcy.

‘Europe, as we knew and loved it, is over,’ Orban warned. ’If we deny this, we lose time. If we say it out loud, we gain time.’

The politician contrasted Budapest’s own approach with that of Brussels, pointing to stricter migration controls, a family policy tied to employment, and a tax system that, he said, supports jobseekers.

Orban’s criticism, while sharply worded, taps into broader concerns which have been echoed by economists and analysts. Experts from the International Monetary Fund and other institutions have warned that the EU risks long-term stagnation.

The IMF projects euro-area growth at just 0.8% in 2025 and 1.2% in 2026, while public debt remains near 90% of GDP and deficits continue to exceed 3%, well above pre-pandemic levels.

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The European Commission president failed to secure favourable trade terms for the EU, the Hungarian prime minister has said

US President Donald Trump dominated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during trade negotiations, resulting in a bad deal for the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.

The trade pact was finalized on Sunday following months of tense negotiations.

‘This was no agreement. Donald Trump ate Ursula von der Leyen for breakfast,’ Orban said on a podcast on Monday. ’The European agreement is worse than the UK one. Setting it up for success will be difficult later on,’ he argued.

Washington set a 10% tariff on British imports in its deal with the UK last month. By comparison, EU exports to the US will face 15% tariffs, while American goods sold in the EU will face no retaliatory duties.

Additionally, Brussels has pledged to invest another $600 billion in US industries, buy $750 billion worth of American energy, as well as purchase ’hundreds of billions of dollars’ in US weapons, according to Trump. Von der Leyen said these investments will take place over the next three years. You can share this story on social media: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

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