Orban: "Moscow was tragedy. Brussels is just bad modern parody"
On the anniversary of the Soviet suppression of the 1956 revolution, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban compared EU membership to the Soviet occupation of the country.
Orban's statements were cited by the AP, Censor.NET reported, citing European Pravda.
Orban, during a speech in the city of Veszprém, compared Hungary's membership in the EU to the more than forty-year Soviet occupation of his country.
In particular, he accused the EU of seeking to deprive Hungary of its identity by imposing a model of liberal democracy, which he said Hungarians reject.
Orban believes that Brussels is using methods against Hungary that have their roots in Soviet rule.
"Today, there are things that remind us of the Soviet era. Yes, it happens that history repeats itself," Orban said at the event, which was not attended by any media other than state-run.
"Fortunately, what was once a tragedy is now at best a comedy. Fortunately, Brussels is not Moscow. Moscow was a tragedy. Brussels is just a bad modern parody," he added.
On 23 October, Hungary commemorates the 1956 popular uprising against Soviet repression, which began in the Hungarian capital Budapest and spread throughout the country.
