– Hungary as the country that presides over this half-year Council of the European Unionwith your actions “he abused his position and undermined his credibility – Carlos Kleimann, government media adviser, told broadcaster ERR.
Estonia. The government has announced changes. In the background, Orban's actions
He also stressed that “uncoordinated European Union visit of Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow it doesn't bring any benefits common EU foreign policy towards the aggressor state, nor does it help to achieve peace in Ukraine“.
– For Estonia It is crucial that the EU functions properly and that agreed policies are implemented and respected, Kleimann argued. If this is not the case, it is Estonia's task to respond – he added.
In practice, Estonian politicians will not participate in informal ministerial meetings, which are to be held in Budapest, for example. They will continue to participate in official meetings in Brussels.
Estonia opens up about its plans. It's about Hungary's policy
Estonia, since the beginning of the Hungarian presidency in July, criticized the Hungarian government for its policy towards Russia i Chinconsisting, among other things, in promoting, without consultation with EU countries, a peace plan for Ukraine, which – as Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna put it – is de facto “Moscow's plan”.
Moreover, according to Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the government's decision to ease the entry rules to Hungary for workers from Russia and Belarusand thus into the Schengen area, “may pose a serious threat to the security of all EU countries.”
In this matter, on the initiative of Estonia, a joint letter was sent Baltic and Scandinavian countries to EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson.