The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, condemned the racist statement of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán. She emphasized that racial discrimination is against EU values ,
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“All EU member states, including Hungary, have subscribed to common global values,” she said.
Von der Leyen also added that “racial discrimination means trampling on these values. The European Union is built on equality, tolerance, justice and fair play.”
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Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán caused outrage by criticizing the “mixing” of Europeans and non-Europeans.
“We (Hungarians) are not a mixed race… and we don’t want to become a mixed race,” Viktor Orbán said.
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The adviser to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Zuzha Hegedyush , resigned in connection with Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s speech about the “mixing of races” in Europe.
Source: Ukrgate
