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Hungary's prime minister Vitkor Orbán and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at an earlier meeting on the recovery fund (Photo: European Commission)

Orbán's 'racist' speech condemned, after week's delay

Top EU officials have condemned Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán's speech for "openly racist" remarks — a week after the Hungarian premier delivered his traditional summer policy speech.

"All EU member states, including Hungary, signed up to common global values," EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told the Slovak news site

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Hungary's prime minister Vitkor Orbán and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at an earlier meeting on the recovery fund (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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