The fiery Hungarian Prime Minister lashed out at those leading the EU for trying to impose a myth of a “European nation”.
Viktor Orban announced that the European Union had failed and was “going backwards” under the leadership of Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk.
Speaking alongside his Visegrad allies, the controversial leader rebuked plans from Mr Juncker, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, which pushed for closer integration.
The Visegrad Group is an alliance of four EU states – Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republica, and Slovakia – all of whom share a similar Eurosceptic attitude toward political integration.
Mr Orban told the press conference: “The Hungarian point of view – identical to the view of the Visegrad countries – is that, if we want to move forward, we should not step back!
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“However, we can see that we are reversing the achievements that we reached in the past. The most visible example is the Schengen Zone.
“I have to say firmly, that all the institutions of the EU have utterly failed.
“Neither the European Commission, nor the European Council, nor the European Parliament protected the Schengen Treaty.”
Mr Orban then ripped into the low levels of trust among Europeans in the political projects of Brussels.
He said: “I believe there is no such thing as a European nation. There are Slovaks, Czechs, Poles, Hungarians, Germans, and many other nations.
“If we want to improve trust towards the EU, we must straighten the member-states.
“The strength of the EU is only possible through strong national institutions.”
The Hungarian leader also revealed plans for a massive international conference in Budapest early next year which will discuss “the future of Europe” as he seeks to build on his anti-Brussels momentum.
Mr Orban made his remarks during a trip to Slovakia, where the Visegrad Group complained about the double standards of food in the EU – where western states are sold higher quality products than countries in the east.