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Viktor Orban with Vladimir Putin in Beijing in October. Although the legal means for the European Parliament to influence the procedures of the European Council are limited, here is a strategy to stop him (Photo: kremlin.ru)

How the European Parliament can stop Orbán's EU presidency

The European Parliament has been given a unique chance to demonstrate that it matters.

In reaction to Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán's treacherous meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing earlier this year, it can pre-empt the scheduled Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU.

Although the legal means for the European Parliament to influence the internal procedures ...

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Viktor Orban with Vladimir Putin in Beijing in October. Although the legal means for the European Parliament to influence the procedures of the European Council are limited, here is a strategy to stop him (Photo: kremlin.ru)

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