Orban and Fico warns the EU regarding the abolition of the right of veto: “A step towards the abolition of the Union”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico warned the European Union on a possible abolition of the rule of unanimity, an option evoked by diplomats to counteract the Budapest's veto on the accession of Ukraine.

“Imagine that unanimity would not be needed in the field of foreign policy. We could then be trained in a war, although neither our citizens nor our governments,” Orban said in an official visit to Bratislava, according to Agerpres.

“This would mean denying the sovereignty of our states,” added the head of the Hungarian executive, who gave assurances that Hungary is “a constructive member of the European Union”, who does not defend his own interests.

“Democracy is not in Brussels, but in the Member States. The competences of the Member States are constantly limited by hidden amendments and misinterpretations or reinterpretations of the fundamental treaty. We want Brussels to show respect for the Member States, not only symbolically, but respecting their interests,” stressed Viktor Orban.

For his part, Robert Fico, who is like Orban is a close relative of the Kremlin and opposes any military aid for Kiev, has been worried about the “EU developments.”

“To abolish the right to veto is a step towards the abolition of the Union,” he said, who launched “an appeal to the great actors.” “Do not take measures that would threaten the destruction of the block,” the Slovak leader asked.

At this stage, 14 of the 27 EU member states support a change in rules, according to the European Commissioner for Extension Marta Kos, a perspective that seems a little realistic given that this reform itself implies a unanimous vote.