Orban calls for ‘change’ in EU address, lawmakers slam his "democratic" backsliding

Top EU officials took turns assailing Hungary's Viktor Orban Wednesday over democratic backsliding and his Russia-friendly stance on Ukraine, as the nationalist leader delivered a headline address to the bloc's parliament.

In Strasbourg to present the "priorities" of Hungary's norm-defying EU presidency, Orban declared that "the European Union needs to change, and I would like to convince you about that today."