Hungary justice minister: EU hostage to ideological debates

The European Union has become hostage to ideological debates, Hungary's justice minister said on Tuesday. Judit Varga said on Facebook in an English-language post that on the agenda of a General Affairs Council meeting, "the last point is once again Europe's sick, tired political stick, aka the Article 7 procedure". "The series of blackmailing with the rule of law could not be more relevant now, at the beginning of the Conference on the Future of the European Union, another key topic today." she said.