"Everybody had tears in their eyes"
Dutch PM Mark Rutte told reporters about the emotional moment last night when Luxembourg's openly gay PM Xavier Bettel implored Viktor #Orban to think about the people he's hurting with his anti-LGBT law.
politico.eu/article/eu-lea…
Dutch PM Mark Rutte told reporters about the emotional moment last night when Luxembourg's openly gay PM Xavier Bettel implored Viktor #Orban to think about the people he's hurting with his anti-LGBT law.
politico.eu/article/eu-lea…
Rutte confirmed that he invited #Orbán to take #Hungary out of the EU if the country doesn't want to conform to EU values.
He said there was "broad" and "fierce" criticism of Orban by other PMs, the most "forceful" internal condemnation he'd ever seen at an #EUCO summit.
He said there was "broad" and "fierce" criticism of Orban by other PMs, the most "forceful" internal condemnation he'd ever seen at an #EUCO summit.
Strikingly, #Orbán does not appear to have received support during the discussion from the Eastern European countries who declined to sign Tuesday's letter condemning the law.
They were quiet, with only #Poland and #Slovenia expressing support.
They were quiet, with only #Poland and #Slovenia expressing support.
"Unprecedented" is the word people keep using to describe last night's fiery exchange about #Hungary's anti-LGBT law.
Many leaders said today Orban has "crossed a red line" here. Tensions have boiled over after years of authoritarian drift. What comes next is anyone's guess.
Many leaders said today Orban has "crossed a red line" here. Tensions have boiled over after years of authoritarian drift. What comes next is anyone's guess.
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