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MEPs showed their disapproval with banners and by putting sticky tape on their mouths (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

Orban meets barrage of MEP criticism over media law

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was met with an unprecedentedly hostile welcome for an incoming EU presidency in the European Parliament on Wednesday (19 January), with MEPs venting strong criticism against Budapest's new media law.

Scheduled as a discussion on Hungary's presidency priorities for the next six months, the controversial media law dominated discussion and prompted a number of MEPs to display white banners with the single word 'censored'.

In his introductory sp...

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MEPs showed their disapproval with banners and by putting sticky tape on their mouths (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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