Kinga Gál, a top EU lawmaker from Orbán’s Fidesz party, said the Commission's boycott is “clearly a part of von der Leyen’s election campaign,” a reference to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who hopes to be elected to another five-year term on Thursday.
Some European officials boycott meetings in Hungary over Orban's visits to Russia, China
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