Comment: Why It's Time to Close Hungary's Exit From the Eu

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Russophile, MAGA model, anti-European – the first step towards European sovereignty would be to show the saboteur Orban his borders. Now would be the opportunity.

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The Hungarian prime minister is pro-Russian, a role model for Trump's MAGA movement and anti-European, so the first step to strengthening the continent's sovereignty is to show the EU's main saboteur: so far and no further. Now is a great opportunity to do so, says Jens Münchrath, who heads the opinion column at the German business newspaper.

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The time has come for the European Union to send a clear signal to Hungary, and even put the possibility of leaving on the agenda, begins an opinion piece published in Handelsblatt by Jens Münchrath, the paper's chief analyst. He believes that strong ties to the American right, Russia and China all threaten European sovereignty. He also sees US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Budapest as part of a pattern.