Szijjarto: C Europe poised for competitive advantage in coming years

The central European region is in a position to gain a big competitive advantage in the coming years, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told Hungarian reporters on the sidelines of the 15th Bled Strategic Forum, in north-western Slovenia, on Monday. The novel coronavirus pandemic presents a historic challenge for the European Union, Szijjarto said, adding, at the same time, that the coming years "could be all about central Europe". The controversial but "extremely sensible" economic and immigration policies pursued by the central European countries will give the region a competitive advantage in terms of security, political stability and economic growth "that could allow us to be more successful in the global economic competition than Europe on average", he said.