Orban: Hungary stands by Poland amid EU 'abuse of power'

Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday met Polish President Andrzej Duda in Budapest, and said that Hungary supported Poland amid "the attack from Brussels", the PM's press chief said. The talks focused on current issues, especially on the European Commission's request that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) impose a fine on Poland until it suspends disciplinary chamber for judges of its supreme court, Bertalan Havasi said. Orban called the move an "unprecedented abuse of power". The EC attacked the constitutional institutions and identity of a sovereign state, Havasi cited Orban as saying.