Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has taken aim at Taoiseach Micheál Martin after the Irish leader called for Brussels to take action against what he described as Hungary’s “abuse of vetoes” at EU Council gatherings, reports RTE.
In a recent Euronews podcast with journalist Shona Murray, Mr Martin expressed that the European Union should utilize all tools at its disposal to address what he called an “unreasonable exploitation” of the veto, warning that it could undermine the EU’s functionality.
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Mr Martin directly accused Mr Orbán of misusing the veto power during Council sessions.
“We have always accepted unanimity on certain aspects and we think it’s been abused [by Hungary]. I believe the European Union will not become workable if that abuse continues. I think there’s only so much Member States can take in terms of willful abuse of the veto. We’ve seen it play out in Ukraine. There are a number of instruments that we can use, and we shouldn’t be afraid to use them”, reports RTE.
Responding on social media this morning, Mr Orbán stated: “For us, Ireland is a symbol of liberty and sovereignty. For this reason, it is always shocking when we see that an Irish patriot chooses to stand on the side of an empire instead of national sovereignty,” reports RTE.
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