Orbán’s main foe Péter Magyar talks corruption, Ukraine and battle against the government

“Building a new country step by step, brick by brick, and to bring back our country and to build a new European, peaceful and liveable modern Hungary. That’s our motto, and that’s our plan,” Hungary’s rising political star, Péter Magyar, told Euronews in an exclusive interview.

In this podcast, Radio Schuman interviews Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party in Hungary, who has recently emerged as the only popular alternative to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Magyar spoke to Euronews political reporter Vincenzo Genovese in his office in Strasbourg, where the Hungarian MEP talked frankly about Orbán’s media machine, his own court cases in Hungary and where he stands on Ukraine, migration, and relations with China.

As the plenary session in Strasbourg wraps up later today, all eyes go to Luxembourg. On Thursday’s agenda, EU justice ministers will meet in Luxembourg to discuss Schengen, migration and asylum policies for the first time since Germany reintroduced land border controls for six months in a bid to tackle “irregular migration”.

Justice ministers will also discuss the controversial EU regulation aimed at detecting online child sexual abuse material. Despite this being a top priority for Hungary’s Council presidency, don’t expect a vote just yet — several EU diplomats say that a consensus among member states is still a long way off.