Rejecting criticism from the EU, the U.S. and human rights groups, Hungary’s prime minister insisted Thursday that recent constitutional changes aren’t threatening democracy and the rule of law in the Eastern European nation.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said those concerns were wrong and the amendments to Hungary’s constitution were in line with EU treaties.
“As far as I can see, we are talking about political opinions here,” he said through an interpreter. “They cannot replace facts.”
“Hungary’s democratic institutions are strong enough to defend themselves,” he added, speaking before a summit in Brussels of the EU’s 27 national leaders.
Critics, however, fear that an amendment approved by Hungarian lawmakers on Monday weakens the country’s constitutional court and undermines its democratic checks and balances.
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