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Fidesz's Jozsef Szajer at an EPP group meeting in October. The group has scolded its Hungarian delegation before. (Photo: European Commission)

EPP row over Hungary's statement on Poland

A press statement on Poland by the Hungarian delegation of the European People's Party (EPP) caused an uproar within the centre-right group on Wednesday (15 November) in the wake of the vote in the European Parliament yesterday to launch the first phase of an 'Article 7' procedure against Poland.

Hungary's ruling Fidesz, that recently re-elected prime minister Viktor Orban as its chairman,

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Fidesz's Jozsef Szajer at an EPP group meeting in October. The group has scolded its Hungarian delegation before. (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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