"People are a bit angry with us in Brussels because we ran an information campaign in Hungary essentially exposing what Brussels was up to"
Hungary
If Orban is expelled from the EPP he will go with Marine Lepen, Kranidiotis, Wilders and Salvini's Movement for a Europe of Nations & Freedom (MENF)
Hungary wants to gain an anti-immigration majority in EU institutions including the European Parliament & the European Commission
Orban: “Fidesz does not want to leave the European People’s Party (EPP), our goal is for anti-immigration forces to gain strength within the EPP”
"The Left doesn’t attack Hungary for it’s own sake, but aims to weaken the EPP"
Salvini and Orbán have pledged to create an "anti-immigration axis" aimed at countering the pro-migration policies of the EU
152 votes in favour, 5 against and 12 abstained
Populists have increased their share from 7 percent in 1998 to a fourth of ballots cast this year
There are concerns it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration
Viktor Orban's government has come under fire from EU