Justice min: Hungary backs Polish top court ruling highlighting EU's 'problematic practices'

Justice Minister Judit Varga on Tuesday reiterated the Hungarian government's support for a recent ruling by Poland's constitutional court which she said highlighted the "problematic practices" of European Union institutions. In a statement she published on Facebook ahead of a meeting of EU affairs ministers in Luxembourg, Varga said Brussels had "stepped on the gas" and "blackmailed" Hungary and Poland because "we think differently about the world and Europe". She said Brussels opposed Hungary and Poland's pro-family policies, their rejection of immigration and their push for "a strong Europe of strong nations instead of an empire".