PM Orbán Holds Consultations With EU Leaders, Country Heads In Brussels

  • 3 Jul 2019 7:20 AM
  • Hungary Matters
PM Orbán Holds Consultations With EU Leaders, Country Heads In Brussels
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is holding intensive consultations in Brussels ahead of the European Council meeting on Tuesday, the prime minister’s press chief said.

The meeting was originally scheduled for 11am but did not start until after 6pm.”

Since last night, Viktor Orbán has been continually at talks with EU leaders and heads of state and government in the council,” Havasi said.

He has had talks with President of the European Council Donald Tusk, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Bulgarian Prime Minister Bojko Borisov and Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenković among others, Havasi added.

Orbán has maintained continual consultations with Visegrad Group prime ministers, including several personal meetings since last night and also over a telephone hotline.


MTI Photo: Szecsődi Balázs

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