Orban: 'Poor' EU countries mustn't be made to bear costs of climate action

From central Europe and Hungary's perspective the upcoming European Union summit in Brussels will be about "not allowing the Brussels bureaucrats to make poor people and the poor member states bear the costs of the fight against climate change", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said ahead of the summit on Thursday. The European Council's plans include getting all EU member states form a joint position to make Europe's economy carbon-free by 2050, Orban said. "We all know that climate change is a big problem and to fight against it is a huge undertaking which costs an enormous amount of money. We need to get clear financial guarantees and the talks will centre on the details of those guarantees," the prime minister added.