Controversial Changes and Protest in Hungary

The Takeaway

It’s been a controversial start to the new year in Hungary. The turn of the year meant changes to the country’s constitution, changes that some say are incompatible with Hungary’s membership in the European Union. Tens of thousands of people are protesting the new constitution, and the EU is contemplating sanctions against Budapest. BBC correspondent Nick Thorpe reports.

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