One member of parliament, Tordai Bence, filmed himself demanding answers from an awkward-looking Orban over the new overtime laws. Shortly after the vote, around 2,000 people marched through Budapest — some waving EU flags — and converged on the steps of the parliament. “It is no surprise though, it fits well into the series of measures taken by the Hungarian government to erode rule of law in Hungary,” he added. Earlier this year, the European Parliament took the unprecedented decision to trigger Article 7 — a disciplinary process — against Hungary over its erosion of democratic norms that spanned everything from the media to migrants. The move came on the heels of Hungary’s “Stop Soros” law — named after the billionaire philanthropist and well-known Orban foe George Soros — which banned nongovernmental organizations from assisting undocumented migrants.

Source: Egypt Independent December 13, 2018 15:22 UTC