fri 08 jan 2016, 08:58

Hungary will sanctions against Poland block

BUDAPEST –

Hungary will have a power of veto over any EU-sanctions against Poland. This was said by Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban Friday. Orban spoke Wednesday with the leader of the party for Law and Justice (PiS) in Poland reigns, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

De Hongaarse premier Viktor Orban.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban.
Photo: Bloomberg

The new Polish government by some parties in Europe criticized because that is undemocratic to work would go. The PiS won the parliamentary elections in October last year, with more than 37 percent of the vote. The party gained a large majority in both chambers of the parliament.

Thursday, the Polish president Andrzej Duda a controversial media law. That provides that the government, the board of directors and board of editors of the public broadcaster itself can appoint and dismiss. The opposition, journalists and human rights groups say that the conservative government, as much gain too much power over the media.