Dobrev: Referendum designed to deflect from 'real problems'

The recently announced referendum on Hungary's child protection law serves to deflect from the fact that the European Union will not send "a single cent" of funding to Hungary "as long as its prime minister is called Viktor Orban", the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said. By rejecting the Hungarian government's reconstruction plan on Tuesday, the EU had "turned off the money taps", DK's MEP Klara Dobrev told a press conference on Wednesday. Other forms of funding could go the same way, as they are subject to the same regulations, she said.