EU on Brink of Collapse Due to Its Inability to Change, Like Roman Empire - Orban

The European Union is on the brink of collapse due to its inability to change, like the Roman Empire, while Hungary feels it has the strength to develop faster, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

"I must say that I do not see in the European Union the capacity for renewal we need," Orban said, speaking in the Hungarian parliament. "If the EU does not urgently make a sharp turn, its history will come to an end."

The Hungarian prime minister clarified that this was unlikely to be a "sudden, dramatic collapse"; rather, it will occur gradually, as more and more member states stop following Brussels' instructions, similar to how "the Roman Empire long believed that it continued to exist in its former territories, although in fact it had long ceased to exist."

"I see the US and Asia moving forward alongside us. And I see Hungary's ability, strength, and knowledge to develop faster. Its pace of development matches that of the US and Asia, not the EU," Orban noted. 

 According to the poitician, the EU, "like a bad GPS navigator, constantly reworks its plans but never achieves its goals," exemplified by sanctions, migration policy, and the "green transition."