Hungary accuses EU Commission of cherry picking for downgrading meeting attendance

Hungary on Monday accused the EU Commission of cherry picking after it said it would not send its commissioners to informal meetings organised by the Hungarian EU presidency, effectively downgrading the EU executive body’s participation.

The move comes after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump last week and earlier made surprise visits to Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing on a self-styled “peace mission”, sparking criticism among EU member states.