The impulse is growing to use the “nuclear version” – Hungary’s voting right to the European Council through timely procedures under Article 7.
In the European Union, most countries want the European Commission to take strict measures against Hungary because of the plan of prime minister Viktor Orban to inhibit the future celebration of pride in Budapest. On Monday, May 26, Politico reported.
“This step took place against the background of EU diplomats whose block was approaching the use of the” nuclear version “against Hungary,” the material said.
“We are concerned about these events,” the letter signed by Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden, said.
The statement coordinated by the Netherlands Foreign Ministry, in it was called Brussels “immediately to fully use the Rule of Law instruments at its disposal” to force Hungary to soften the ban on pride.
France and Germany also signed a letter, the EU diplomat told Politico.
The letter also emphasizes that Hungarian laws in ban on pride “contradict the basic values of human dignity, freedom, equality and respect for human rights, as set in Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union.”
At the same time, the text of the letter does not specify what steps Brussels should take.
“After seven years and seven hearings, we are at a branch. If we have not seen a completely new Hungarian approach to the tomorrow’s meeting, I will see no reason to continue these hearings. It’s time to take the next steps seriously,” said the European Minister of Sweden Jessica Rosencrantz.
Another EU official said that a impulse was growing to use the “nuclear version” – Hungary’s voting right to the European Council through timely procedures under Article 7.
To do this, at first, 80% of EU countries must vote for the fact that Budapest violated the EU agreement. After 26 countries (all EU members, except the one who reaches responsibility), must vote for the voting of Budapest voting on issues such as foreign policy or EU expansion.
According to another resource, so far, at least 19 countries support the advancement of procedures under Article 7. It is three less than necessary to overcome the first threshold. A bigger challenge is the next step that requires the support of 26 countries.
As reported, at a meeting by the EU Council on General Affairs Council, held in Brussels on May 27, the possibility of removing Hungary of the right to vote in the European Union.
Note that last week a number of European Parliament representatives sent an appeal to the EU leadership calling for freezing all financing for Hungary for further restriction of freedoms, which disturbed democracy and failing to comply with the values of EU law and values.
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Source: korrespondent
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