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Video: EU Court Rules Budapest Broke Law By Blocking Asylum Seekers

• 18 Dec 2020 10:22 AM

EU Court has ruled that Hungary acted illegally when it blocked refugees from applying for asylum in 2015.

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MTI Photo: Balázs Mohai (2015)
 

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