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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at a press conference in Vienna, June 30, 2024

Video. Hungary gears up to take over rotating EU presidency

Updated: 01/07/2024 - 7:25 GMT+2

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long been accused of dismantling democratic institutions and violating the EU's standards on the rule of law, leading the bloc's legislature in May to call for the presidency to be taken out of Hungary's hands entirely.

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