European Union's decision to impose financial penalties over a controversial LGBT law, the Associated Press reported.Peter Szijjarto argued against the EU's executive commission delaying billions in economic recovery funds earmarked for Hungary, calling it "blackmail" and "a purely political decision.""We do not compromise on these issues because we are a sovereign country, a sovereign nation.
And no one, not even the European Commission, should blackmail us regarding these policies," Szijjarto said in an interview with AP.The EU said the law violates the fundamental rights of LGBT people.