EU member state blasts Brussels for wanting Brexit revenge rather than helping Europeans
Amajor fracture has opened in the EU over Ursula von der Leyen's handling of post-Brexit talks with Britain as a member state has accused of of harming Europe because of a desire for "Brexit revenge". Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó hit out at Brussels after he held his first talks with James Cleverly since he became foreign secretary in September. The two met for talks in London after speaking at a conference on violence against women in conflict organised by the Foreign Office as Mr Cleverly made his first ally within the EU.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk in a rare newspaper interview following his discussions with Mr Cleverly, the Hungarian foreign minister said he believed too many people in Brussels are motivated by a desire for "Brexit revenge."
Mr Szijjártó, who also discussed his country's different position on Ukraine with Mr Cleverly, made it clear that Hungary is on Britain's side regarding problematic talks on fixing the Northern Ireland protocol and other issues going forward.
The Hungarian minister joked that he is now on his sixth UK counterpart since taking office in 2014.
He said: "We attach a lot of significance to the debates between London and Brussels. They should be settled in a way that is based on mutual respect and which could make possible to have rational and effective cooperation.
"What the European Union should push for now is to try to minimise the loss caused by Brexit.
"But instead of a rational and mutual respect approach what we are seeing now is Brussles is making steps which bring us further away not closer."
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