FILE PHOTO: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses the media as he arrives on the first day of the European Union summit at The European Council Building in Brussels, Belgium June 24, 2021. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Several leading European newspapers have refused to run a paid advertisement signed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, saying they do not want to give space to a politician they accuse of subverting human rights and press freedom.
The one-page ad says that Brussels is building a "super-state," denounces what it calls the "European Empire", calls for the strengthening of national parliaments and stands up against closer European integration.
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