The eu needs all member nations to agree on the measure, but some diplomats say it d include exceptions for the two countries. von der leyen noted more work is needed to strengthen regional cooperation on oil infrastructure. ed luce, help me understand why we consider orban an ally. a man who has declared war against western democracy, liberal democracy. proudly said to his people he thought it was possible to build an illiberal state, an autocratic state within the eu. yeah, this dates back a while. when angela merkel was germany s leader, she had an opportunity to expel viktor orban s party from the broader coalition of european center right parties,