Hungary says it will back Poland over its judiciary reform

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Budapest would defend Poland as the European Union threatens Warsaw with sanctions over its plans to extend government control over its courts. “The inquisition offensive against Poland can never succeed because Hungary will use all legal "When a political elite turns against its people it always needs an inquisitor, who steps up against those who speak up," he added, branding EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans as the inquisitor, and claiming that Poland was Timmermans’ “next target.” Last week, Timmermans said that the European Commission is “very close” to triggering the EU’s Article 7 procedure against Poland — a move that can lead to the suspension of a member country’s voting rights. But the vote would have to be unanimous, with all EU member states backing it.