Orbán objects as EU strikes a deal over migration law

EU leaders have clashed again with Hungary after the country's prime minister, Viktor Orbán, insisted at a summit in Granada that it would not support proposed laws to deal with migration.

- Lisa O'Carroll

Poland also joined the protest, accusing Brussels of imposing a "diktat" regarding the proposed laws that would apply in the event of a sudden refugee crisis such as in 2015, when more than 1 million people arrived in the EU from Syria and beyond.

Using provocative language, Orbán described a deal without Hungary as an assault on his country because EU leaders had gone ahead without his or Poland's support. He claimed the laws - which have yet to be voted on -needed unanimous backing, but the European Council has insisted only majority support was needed.

"If you are raped legally, forced to accept something you don't like, how would you like to have a compromise and agreement? It's impossible," said Orbán.