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Europe moves to punish Hungary for 'breaching core values'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 11 September 2018 (reissued 12 September 2018). Source: EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

The European Parliament has passed a landmark motion to punish Hungary for allegedly breaching the Europe Union's core values. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has called the vote a form of blackmail and is promising not to soften his government's anti-immigration position.


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The European Parliament has passed a landmark motion to punish Hungary for allegedly breaching the Europe Union's core values. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has called the vote a form of blackmail and is promising not to soften his government's anti-immigration position.



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