Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has left for a two-day European Union (EU) summit at the European Council building in Brussels. Johanna Geron | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – The EU’s historic historic plan to boost its economy has received a “major shock” after Hungary and Poland vetoed the …
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