The European Parliament approved a proposal that considers that its Hungary Viktor Orban it is no longer a real democracy, characterizing it as a “hybrid regime of parliamentary autocracy”.
The MEPs meeting in Strasbourg voted in favor with 433 votes (123 against, 28 abstentions) on the proposal of the French MEP of the party Europe Ecology The Greens Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield.
THE Hungary it has been ruled since 2010 by ultraconservative, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who speaks of practicing “illiberal democracy” and maintains cooperative relations with Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
“Things have evolved dramatically” in Hungary in recent years, Gwendolyn Delbos-Corfield said during the debate in the European Parliament, adding that “the independence of the judiciary is somewhat unlikely both in Hungary and in Poland.”
“We know that the one receiving the European funds is Orbán’s family,” the MEP continued, also denouncing “the restrictions on parliamentary rights”, the surveillance of journalists, government control over universities, the incendiary law for the LGBTI+ community, which resemble the “Putin laws”, but also the tightening of conditions for abortion.
“If Hungary were a candidate for EU membership today, it would not be possible, it would not meet the admission criteria, this is the sad finding of the proposal,” said Fabienne Keller (Renew Europe).
In 2018, the European Parliament launched an infringement procedure against Hungary with the question of a flagrant violation of European values ​​(Article 7 of the Treaty).
Hungary is also threatened with the withholding of billions of euros from European funds, due to Brussels’ concerns about corruption and the management of public project contracts in Hungary.
The European Commission, which in April activated the mechanism linking the disbursement of European funds to respect for the rule of law, will propose on Sunday to member states to withhold the majority of funds intended for Budapest, European imgs said.
But he will make sure to leave one door open for Hungary: the country can avoid sanctions if it properly implements the announced anti-corruption reforms. Member States will have three months to position themselves.
Source: News Beast
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