Orban: Hungary's EU budget veto in line with treaties

The Hungarian government has vetoed the European Union's budget package in line with its position communicated during the summit this July, and in accordance with the power of veto laid down in the EU treaties, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a statement on Wednesday. "Those who protect their borders and their countries from migration are no longer considered by Brussels to be rule-governed states," the prime minister said, adding that once the current proposal tying the rule of law to funding was adopted, funding would be "tied to support for migration" and used to "blackmail" countries that oppose it.