Present in Strasbourg during this week’s plenary session, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the press on Tuesday 8 October to present the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, which is already well underway. The leader is due to address MEPs on Wednesday, many of whom are critical of his regime’s actions in Hungary and its highly fragmented vision of the Rule of law.
Describing Europe as vulnerable, with weakened growth and in great need of reform,...