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Péter Szijjártó: Is Hungary undermining European values?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. Could Hungary's ongoing row with Brussels cost the country dear?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. On a range of issues from press freedom to LGBT rights, Hungary routinely ignores the collective interpretation of EU values. Populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban seems to regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the EU’s institutions as a badge of honour and a political asset. But could Hungary's ongoing row with Brussels cost the country dear?

(Photo: Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó appears via video link on Hardtalk)

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