On Thursday 4 July, the Hungarian government’s international spokesman, Zoltán Kovács, warned a group of European journalists visiting Budapest, including Agence Europe, that the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU wants to “leave a mark”.
“The Prime Minister (Viktor Orbán) is going to use the Presidency in a political way”, warned the spokesman, adding that his country had four cornerstones for the EU Council Presidency: peace, border protection, families and...