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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11778

30 April 2017
INSTITUTIONAL / Hungary
EPP reframes Viktor Orbán
Brussels, 29/04/2017 (Agence Europe)

Ahead of the special EU27 summit on Brexit that took place in Brussels on Saturday 29 April, the leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) asked Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for explanations regarding his illiberal initiatives that run counter to the European spirit.

On Wednesday, the European Commission opened an infringement procedure against Hungary for its law on the activities of foreign universities – a Hungarian initiative aimed directly at the Central European...