Brussels:

The race for influence over Brussels' agenda has begun. Italy and Germany emerge as dominant forces for the lead of the European Parliament.

Brussels and French police carried out a series of simultaneous raids at European Parliament offices in Brussels and Strasbourg

If the situation is not resolved, Brussels will refer the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Orbán, political director to Hungary's prime minister and a member of the Hungarian parliament, has said that a change is needed in Brussels.