Hungary Opens the Way for South Stream as Orban Defies EU
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Hungary’s parliament approved a law that would open the way for the construction of the Russian-backed South Stream natural gas pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s latest show of defiance toward the European Union.
Lawmakers approved an amendment allowing a company to construct a gas pipeline even if it doesn’t have the licenses needed to operate it, according to parliament’s website. The legislature, where Orban wields a two-thirds majority, voted 132 to 35 in favor.