The European Parliament gathered votes for depriving Hungary of the right to vote in the EU Council.
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A total of 120 votes were collected from different parties and several EU member states. Next, it is planned to assess the final general support for the idea of the petition at a plenary meeting, which could happen as early as next week, since then the European Parliament will vote on the resolution on Hungary.
Member of the European Parliament of Finland Petri Sarvamaa spoke about this.
Sarvamaa proposes to apply the procedure against Hungary in accordance with Part 2 of Art. 7 of the EU Treaty. It provides for the possibility of suspending certain rights, including a vote in the EU Council, regarding a state that has repeatedly violated the values of the European Union.
His proposals on Hungary could be included in a European Parliament resolution to be voted on next week.
Earlier it became known that the European Commission is offering Hungary a compromise to allocate 50 billion euros to Ukraine. The Financial Times, according to unnamed senior officials with whom the publication spoke, wrote that in order to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to lift the veto, the European Commission is ready to give Budapest the right in 2025 to assess whether Ukraine still requires money and whether it has met the requirements for receiving EU assistance.
The FT emphasizes that this effectively means that Orban will have the right to veto aid to Ukraine in 2025.
The European Commission is also not against having annual aid checks, and adding an “emergency brake” clause, under which any country can bring serious concerns about payments to Ukraine for discussion at the summit of leaders of EU member states.
But it is noted that this will not give Hungary an additional veto opportunity.
The Hungarian official believes that this will most likely be enough for Orban to lift his veto.
Source: Racurs
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