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Viktor Orbán and Ursula von der Leyen clash in fiery debate at European Parliament
euronews (in English)
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09/10/2024
The gloves were off as Viktor Orbán appeared before the European Parliament in Strasbourg and faced off with Ursula von der Leyen.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
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clashed during the plenary session in Strasbourg, where Orban debated to present his six-month
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presidency of the EU Council.
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Often criticised by his anti-Ukrainian and anti-European stances, Orban delivered his
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speech in front of a half-empty European Parliament.
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But one of the hottest topics was migration.
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Despite speaking in a less competitive tone than usual, the Hungarian Prime Minister accused
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the Commission of being a political weapon, and he went further with controversial affirmations
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to which he did not provide factual numbers or official statistics.
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Von der Leyen did not stand back and counter-attacked by denouncing Orban's support for Putin and
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confronting his statements on migration.
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The
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debate to present the six-month presidency usually takes place at the beginning, but
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in Orban's case, it was postponed a couple of times since July.
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One reason was the floods in Central Europe.
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