EU’s Dilemma: Dealing With Hungary’s Viktor Orban

FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Oct. 26, 2023. General view of the Hungarian parliament as Fidesz and KDNP stay away from the vote on the ratification of Sweden's NATO membership, in Budapest, Feb. 5, 202.

Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, has long been a thorn in the European Union’s side, his many critics say, with attacks on press freedom, judicial independence, immigration and the LBGTQ community among others flouting the EU’s rule of law and democratic values.