After weeks of prevarication and attempted statements on behalf of the EU - blocked by Hungary (see EUROPE B12713A30) - the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, promised on Wednesday 9 June that the EU would step up its response to the situation in Hong Kong.
In his statement, the High Representative denounced the changes to the electoral system adopted by Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on 27 May, which “are another breach of the...