The writer is prime minister of Hungary
Hungary has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for a second time, 13 years after our first. During my time as prime minister, a role I held between our two presidencies, I have had a unique vantage point from which to witness the erosion of Europe’s competitiveness.
I have been fortunate enough to know the great architects of the European integration of the 1990s. Among them was Helmut Kohl, who often observed that Europe’s political survival hinges on maintaining economic competitiveness. As he once remarked: “We all need Europe in order to remain competitive on the world markets.” His words have never been as relevant as they are today.
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