Orban: Trocsanyi's 'crime' was helping protect Hungary from migration

Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said the reason behind the European Parliament's legal committee finding a conflict of interest related to Hungarian MEP Laszlo Trocsanyi's candidacy for EU commissioner was that the former justice minister had helped protect Hungary from migration. On Thursday, the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) established that there was a conflict of interest between Trocsanyi's candidacy and law firm Nagy and Trocsanyi's receiving orders from the Hungarian state. In an interview to public broadcaster Kossuth Radio, Orban praised Trocsanyi as an internationally respected legal expert and experienced diplomat, calling him the "most qualified" candidate for European commissioner.