Hungary to Defy EU Court Ruling Over Migration Policy, Orban Says

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives a press conference following a meeting of prime ministers of central Europe's informal body of cooperation, called the Visegrad Group (V4) in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 4, 2021. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images

Hungary will not change its immigration laws despite a European court ruling, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday.

Orban said illegal immigration and LGBTQ rights, two issues that have caused conflict with the European Union, would dominate the agenda as his Fidesz party prepares for its first contested election after three landslides since 2010.