Orban: Hungary, Poland 'support strong Europe'

Both Hungary and Poland want to build a strong Europe and contribute to discussions and reforms aimed at Europe's peaceful development, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on his first official foreign visit following his re-election, said at joint press conference with Matusz Morawiecki, his Polish counterpart. On the topic of the European Union budget, Orban said "we have a lot of work ahead". The positions of Hungary and Poland are close but some other countries "have a very different view", he added. "We want to protect our farmers' interests," he said. "Reducing the farm budget is not on: we don't object to establishing new funds -- since new tasks are always emerging -- but this should not be at the expense of existing funds."