FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) is welcomed by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov before an informal dinner ahead of a summit with leaders of the six Western Balkans countries in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/Pool/File Photo
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will support Hungary in its standoff with the European Union over its democratic record, a Bulgarian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, adding that the countries of eastern Europe had to stand together in their dealings with Brussels.
The European Parliament, in an unprecedented vote last week, backed sanctions against Hungary, accusing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing government of flouting EU standards on democracy, civil rights and corruption.
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