Due to the uncoordinated visits of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow and Beijing, Hungary may lose its presidency of the EU Council. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, writes Delfi, reports UNN.
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The Lithuanian foreign minister pointed out that there has been a lot of dissatisfaction with Orban, who used the Hungarian presidency during his trips to Russia and China.
He also noted that some countries are considering boycotting the ministerial meetings.
And a high-level boycott. In other words, the negotiations will be held informally, with no ministerial participation
In addition, he admits that the possibility of transferring the EU presidency to another country is not excluded.
There have even been various suggestions in the states that the chairmanship could be transferred to another state, taking it over from Hungary and possibly passing it to Poland, or solving it in some other way. This is one way to respond to the actions that can be taken today
Recall
Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, said that Hungary cannot be deprived of the EU Council Presidency even after Orban's credibility "has fallen to zero.