Viktor Orban
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I think the approach of the new incumbent administration of the United States has a very special approach to the other economies. And this is based on facts and figures and concentrates on trade balances. And as far as I was able to understand the way of thinking of this new administration in your country, they see a triangle, Europe, China, United States. And they have a look at the figures.
And Europe make plus 200 billion of trade with United States. We lose the same sum to China. So it's basically Europe is zero. And European Union make... 200 billion euro plus the trade with you, United States, and you lose to China 300. So it means that Europe is basically a zero, China plus 500 billion, United States minus 500 billion. And as your president said, it's not good, it's bad.
And Europe make plus 200 billion of trade with United States. We lose the same sum to China. So it's basically Europe is zero. And European Union make... 200 billion euro plus the trade with you, United States, and you lose to China 300. So it means that Europe is basically a zero, China plus 500 billion, United States minus 500 billion. And as your president said, it's not good, it's bad.
And Europe make plus 200 billion of trade with United States. We lose the same sum to China. So it's basically Europe is zero. And European Union make... 200 billion euro plus the trade with you, United States, and you lose to China 300. So it means that Europe is basically a zero, China plus 500 billion, United States minus 500 billion. And as your president said, it's not good, it's bad.
So something should be done. And he will do something. He is not, probably the new administration is not thinking about geopolitical concepts of economy, but you know, figures, facts. And they would like to do something to improve the trade balance. And that's a challenge for Europe. So it's a serious matter. It's not about friendship. It's not about, you know, love each other, brother in arms.
So something should be done. And he will do something. He is not, probably the new administration is not thinking about geopolitical concepts of economy, but you know, figures, facts. And they would like to do something to improve the trade balance. And that's a challenge for Europe. So it's a serious matter. It's not about friendship. It's not about, you know, love each other, brother in arms.
So something should be done. And he will do something. He is not, probably the new administration is not thinking about geopolitical concepts of economy, but you know, figures, facts. And they would like to do something to improve the trade balance. And that's a challenge for Europe. So it's a serious matter. It's not about friendship. It's not about, you know, love each other, brother in arms.
That's very nice, but it's money. It's figures. So we have to find a solution and to make a deal with the United States. If Europeans are just sitting and waiting... That's not a good strategy. We should come up with a strategy and to provide something, a deal, proposals to the United States to how to reshape that kind of imbalanced trade relationship.
That's very nice, but it's money. It's figures. So we have to find a solution and to make a deal with the United States. If Europeans are just sitting and waiting... That's not a good strategy. We should come up with a strategy and to provide something, a deal, proposals to the United States to how to reshape that kind of imbalanced trade relationship.
That's very nice, but it's money. It's figures. So we have to find a solution and to make a deal with the United States. If Europeans are just sitting and waiting... That's not a good strategy. We should come up with a strategy and to provide something, a deal, proposals to the United States to how to reshape that kind of imbalanced trade relationship.
Otherwise, we will get tariffs and we will suffer. We are not strong enough to defend our interest after waiting and losing weeks and months. But the problem is that Europe now leads by bureaucrats. You know, we have the European Commission. Do you know what is it? The Commission is a bureaucratic body which originally was planned to be the guardian of the treaty.
Otherwise, we will get tariffs and we will suffer. We are not strong enough to defend our interest after waiting and losing weeks and months. But the problem is that Europe now leads by bureaucrats. You know, we have the European Commission. Do you know what is it? The Commission is a bureaucratic body which originally was planned to be the guardian of the treaty.
Otherwise, we will get tariffs and we will suffer. We are not strong enough to defend our interest after waiting and losing weeks and months. But the problem is that Europe now leads by bureaucrats. You know, we have the European Commission. Do you know what is it? The Commission is a bureaucratic body which originally was planned to be the guardian of the treaty.
you know, so just to help to maintain the fair legal regulation inside the single market area. But now the bureaucrats are more than 30,000, you know, they're growing, growing, growing, and they took away the leadership from the real prime ministers of Europe. So now the Commission tries to lead the European Union, but they are bureaucrats.
you know, so just to help to maintain the fair legal regulation inside the single market area. But now the bureaucrats are more than 30,000, you know, they're growing, growing, growing, and they took away the leadership from the real prime ministers of Europe. So now the Commission tries to lead the European Union, but they are bureaucrats.
you know, so just to help to maintain the fair legal regulation inside the single market area. But now the bureaucrats are more than 30,000, you know, they're growing, growing, growing, and they took away the leadership from the real prime ministers of Europe. So now the Commission tries to lead the European Union, but they are bureaucrats.
And we have the leadership program because bureaucrats cannot lead anything politically. When everything is going well, bureaucrats are not harmful because things are going well. But when there are difficulties and decisions must be made, like now we should make an offer to the United States, the bureaucrats will never do that because they are bureaucrats.
And we have the leadership program because bureaucrats cannot lead anything politically. When everything is going well, bureaucrats are not harmful because things are going well. But when there are difficulties and decisions must be made, like now we should make an offer to the United States, the bureaucrats will never do that because they are bureaucrats.
And we have the leadership program because bureaucrats cannot lead anything politically. When everything is going well, bureaucrats are not harmful because things are going well. But when there are difficulties and decisions must be made, like now we should make an offer to the United States, the bureaucrats will never do that because they are bureaucrats.
Bureaucrats are interested in status quo, not to provide political leadership for your community. So that's another problem inside the European Union. But I would not like to speak too much about other countries because my job is to preserve the sovereignty and good chances for the future of my own nation.