The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto, on Wednesday called “ridiculous” the statement of the vice-president of the European Parliament, who proposed to transfer the plant of the German car manufacturer BMW in the east of Hungary to Romania. . Szijjarto claims that such a statement would show “political blackmail” to which German companies investing in Hungary will succumb, reports the MTI agency.

The corresponding statement of the vice-president of the European Parliament, the German social democrat Katarina Barli indicates a “Ugrian-phobic” attitude, the head of Hungarian diplomacy said at a press conference, writes Agerpres with reference to MTI.

Peter Szijjarto said attempts by “certain political forces” to blackmail German companies investing in Hungary have failed, adding that more German companies are coming to the country and most of them have a good working relationship with the government led by Viktor Orbán. .

The construction of the BMW plant in Debrecen is on schedule and will be a key element of Hungary’s electric vehicle mobility strategy, the Hungarian minister also said.

“The German socialists — and I get the impression that sometimes the Hungarian leftists as well — are the ones who want these high-tech, job-creating investments to be made in Romania, not in Hungary. Fortunately, they do not decide, but it depends on the decisions of the investors and their cooperation with the government,” Sijarto also stated.

On Monday, referring to the same statement of the vice-president of the European Parliament, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Tamas Menzer, said that Brussels “made another attack on Hungary” because this country rejects “migration, war and sanctions”.