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The EU is splitting apart as eastern members increasingly reject meddling from Brussels bigwigs to the west.

Hungarys Prime Minister Viktor Orbn teamed up with Poland to stand against the EU inquisition into the state of rule of law in Poland.

Speaking from Baile Tusnad, Romania, where he was attending a gathering of conservative leaders, Mr Orban said: The inquisition offensive against Poland can never succeed because Hungary will use all legal options in the European Union to show solidarity with the Poles.

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Poland is overhauling its supreme court despite street protests against the move and the threat of EU penalties.

On Saturday, Polands Supreme Court approved a law forcing the retirement of all supreme court judges - a move condemned by the EU as challenging the independence of its courts.

European Council President Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, gave his support to Polish demonstrators who took to streets to protest.

He said: These people are out in streets because of a beautiful concern for Poland to become better.

I appeal to the president not to disregard these people because there is only good in them.

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However, in a sign that there are deepening divisions between the EU and its member states, Mr Orban, much like Polish leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, slammed Brussels for telling them what to do in their own countries.

He blasted EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, Donald Tusk and the former European Parliament president Martin Schulz for their growing interference.

Citing a voter survey his government ordered in the EU's 28 member states, he said European leaders were out of touch with the public.

He said: When a political elite turns against its people it always needs an inquisitor, who steps up against those who speak up," branding EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans as the inquisitor.

He said Mr Timmermans was involved in an "effort to weaken patriotic governments", adding Poland was now his target.

He also criticised Mr Schulz, who once said that countries which did not show solidarity should face financial sanctions.

Mr Orban has repeatedly locked horns with EU officials over what he sees as interference by Brussels against democratic freedoms.

The Hungarian, is emerging as a freedom fighter against EU meddling into member states affairs.

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