It is not in our interest to sign economic policy agreements with the IMF, as that unnecessarily limits the room to manoeuvre of... the Hungarian government, Hungarian parliament and lawmakers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
We need to fight to prove to people that it is possible to form an E.U. migration policy that is in line with the Hungarian national interest.
The IMF is set up to deal with liquidity crises.
By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.
Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
It is our historical experience, that Hungary can only live in wealth and safety if Berlin, Moscow, and Ankara are on our side and also interested in our success - even if we do not always agree on certain questions.
We do have some assistance from the World Bank but not from the IMF. We are not borrowing yet, but we are considering, in the future, borrowing from the Kuwait Fund to support our infrastructure development.
The good thing about the IMF is there is no European politics involved.
The Hungarian interest is that, if necessary, we should make loan agreements with the IMF on a regular basis.
Do you agree that the European Union should be able to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the consent of parliament?