In the EU Council on May 27, they will discuss the deprivation of Hungary’s right to vote in the European Union
At a meeting of the EU Council on General Issues, which will take place in Brussels on May 27, the possibility of applying Article 7 of the European Union Treaty to Hungary will be discussed, which allows to deprive the state of the right to vote in the EU if there is a risk of serious violation of its values on which the EU is established.
Source: ”European truth« With reference to the EU Council press service
Details: The EU Council on General Issues will discuss the possibility of depriving Hungary with the right of vote in the European Union by applying the provisions of Article 7 of the EU Treaty.
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« The ministers will hold the eighth hearing for Hungary under the procedure under Article 7, initiated by the reasoned proposal of the European Parliament in September 2018, » the EU’s agenda on general issues reads.
Article 7 of the Treaty on the European Union allows to suspend certain rights of the Member State, in particular, the rights of vote, if there is a serious and constant violation of the Member State of Fundamental Values of the EU.
After Brussels in May 2024 closed a similar case against PolandHungary is currently the only EU state to which the sanction procedure has been launched, in accordance with Article 7 of the EU Treaty.
In April 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsakhkn said that in the European Union are approaching the deprivation of Hungary’s right to vote in the EU Council through blocking her decisions on Russia.
Details of application of Article 7 Read in the archival article « Euro truth » « Hungary’s punishment ”.
