Inside Hungary’s turbulent first ten days leading the EU Council Presidency
EU ambassadors met yesterday (July 10th) to prepare a joint response after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s unexpected visit to see Putin as part of a 'peace mission'.The friendly nature of the discussions between the two leaders in Moscow upset EU ambassadors, as Hungary used the European Council presidency’s logo in background communications, despite claims from Orbán that the visit was an individual initiative based on national needs,In this episode, host Giada Santana and global Europe hub editor Alexandra Brzozowski analyse the EU's options in addressing Budapest's closer ties with Russia, ten days into Hungary's Council Presidency.
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