Magyar victory will bring more 'European unity', former European Council chief Michel says

Published on 13/04/2026 - 9:37 GMT+2

The triumph of Péter Magyar and his Tisza enactment is simply a "very important moment" for the EU and Hungary and a "historic moment" for Hungary, erstwhile European Council President Charles Michel said connected Monday.

The accomplishment of the Magyar, aft securing a two-thirds bulk successful the Hungarian elections, volition punctual a alteration wrong the European Council and let the EU to beryllium "more integrated" and "ambitious," Michel, who is besides the erstwhile Belgian premier minister, told Euronews' flagship greeting show, Europe Today.

"This is an important measurement for EU unity," stated Michel. Yet the information that outgoing Premier Viktor Orbán volition nary longer instrumentality portion successful the European Council does not automatically warrant that meetings volition beryllium “easy,” Michel acknowledged.

Michel besides said helium hoped to spot whether what Magyar announced arsenic reforms earlier the elections "becomes a reality" and whether the caller authorities "manages to enactment successful place" those changes.

Hungary's relation is expected to change, according to Magyar. In his archetypal code aft the results came out, Magyar said that “Hungary volition erstwhile again beryllium a beardown state representing Hungarian interests."

As a archetypal move, the Hungarian person said successful his archetypal code connected Sunday that Hungary volition articulation the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the assemblage which investigates transnational and analyzable fiscal crimes.

One of the archetypal things Magyar wants to tackle is the indispensable reforms to unblock the €17 cardinal frozen by the European Commission owed to concerns regarding regularisation of instrumentality successful the state ruled until present by Orbán.

“We volition bring location the EU funds that are owed to the Hungarian people,” said Magyar. But the Tisza person is alert of the trouble of getting them unfrozen connected time; immoderate of them volition beryllium mislaid aft the extremity of August.

Ukraine is besides expected to payment from Orbán's decision aft 16 years successful power, arsenic the outgoing premier curate was known for blocking a €90 cardinal indebtedness to Kyiv. This volition astir apt change, Michel stated. "Ukraine deserves our support", said the erstwhile European Council president.