Hungary to Resist EU ‘Blackmail’ on Frozen Funds, Orban Says
- Hungary won’t change asylum, LGBTQ laws for EU funds: Orban
- EU executive is still withholding €20 billion from Hungary
Viktor Orban
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The European Union won’t be able to sway Hungary to change its controversial policies on asylum and LGBTQ rights by withholding fund payments, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Orban spoke a day after the European Parliament approved a non-binding resolution calling on the EU to withhold further funds from Hungary until the government satisfies all criteria aimed at reversing the erosion of the rule of law.