Fidesz 'won EPP battle', says state secy

Hungary's ruling Fidesz emerged as the winner of this week's "battle in the European People's Party", a state secretary at the Prime Minister's Office said on Friday, adding that the compromise made in Brussels would help the EPP. It was ultimately Fidesz's proposal that the EPP approved, under which an inquiry committee will be formed with the Hungarian ruling party voluntarily suspending its rights in the grouping, he said.