Orban: Decade of danger, insecurity, warfare ahead

The coming decade will one of danger, insecurity and warfare, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in parliament after being re-elected as prime minister on Monday. Orban said the war in Ukraine and Europe's sanctions policy had resulted in an energy crisis, while higher energy prices combined with US interest rate hikes aimed at combatting high inflation would lead to a period of recession and stagnation in Europe. He said epidemics were likely to recur, precipitating deepening economic downturns and intensifying migration waves to rich countries. Moreover, he added, the war in Ukraine would be protracted and global. "A decade of war is unfolding before our eyes," Orban said, adding that whereas it would be good this were not the case, "our starting point should not be our desires but reality".