EU officials to boycott Hungarian presidency over Orbán’s visits to Moscow, Beijing
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EU officials to boycott Hungarian presidency over Orbán’s visits to Moscow, Beijing

Top EU officials will boycott Hungary’s six-month presidency of the European Council following Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s controversial visits to Moscow and Beijing, a spokesperson for the European Commission announced Monday. “In light of recent developments marking the start of the Hungarian Presidency, the President (Ursula von der Leyen) has decided that @EU_Commission will be represented at senior civil servant level only during informal meetings of the Council,” the...