EU urged to suspend funds to Hungary over ‘grave breaches of the rule of law’

Action follows Viktor Orban passing law banning LGBT content in schools and mishandling of EU funds

Ursula von der Leyen is being urged to suspend EU funds to Hungary to force Viktor Orban to address concerns over politicised courts and corruption.

MEPs who work on the European parliament's budgetary control committee are calling on the European Commission president to use a newly created EU law to freeze payments to Hungary for grave breaches of the rule of law".