EU calls for clarification after Hungary accused of leaking info to Russia
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Germany calls the allegations ‘very serious’, as Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban orders probe into alleged ‘wiretapping’.
The European Commission has called for clarity from Hungary after a United States media outlet reported that the country’s foreign minister passed on information about negotiations with the European Union to Russia.
The Washington Post reported on Saturday that Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto had regularly called his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, during breaks in EU meetings to provide “direct reports on what was discussed” and possible next steps.
Szijjarto has rejected the report as “fake news” and “senseless conspiracy theories”.
European Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper said on Monday that a “relationship of trust between member states, and between them and the institution, is fundamental for the work of the EU.”
“We expect the Hungarian government to provide the clarifications,” Hipper added.
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