• Home
• Channel: Current Affairs
• Video: EU Grills Hungary Over Rule Of Law

Video: EU Grills Hungary Over Rule Of Law

• 24 Sep 2019 9:07 AM

Hungary's Justice Minister was in Brussels to answer questions in the first step of the Article 7 process, which could lead to Budapest being stripped of voting rights.

A year after a resolution was issued  by the European Parliament which stated PM Orban’s actions carried “a clear risk of a serious breach” of core EU values, ministers met in Brussels for the first formal hearing about such concerns regarding the 'Rule of Law' in Hungary.

“The EU is like a family in many regards. And in a family there has to be a common set of rules… otherwise it cannot work. And rule of law is a foundation of that,” said Austria’s EU affairs minister Alexander Schallenberg.

“Once again, we are put on pillory for rejecting mass immigration. However, the facts are on our side. We protect Hungary!”, said Judith Vargathe, Hungarian Justice Minister ahead of this hearing.

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Article 7

Explore More Reports

Relations at High Point Between Hungary & Slovakia, Says Orbán

• 17 Jan 2024 9:34 AM

Hungary-Slovakia relations are at a high point as one backs the other in the European Union in economic and energy-security terms, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Slovak counterpart Robert Fico in Budapest.



Updated: Orbán: 'Soros's People Blackmailing EC to Withhold Money From Hungary'

• 27 Dec 2023 8:19 AM

“The people of George Soros keep blackmailing the European Commission to withhold money from Hungary because they want Ukraine to get that money,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.



Watch: Why Polish Election Results are Bad for Hungary?

• 23 Nov 2023 1:00 PM

Hungary, often described as a thorn in the EU's side, has repeatedly blocked the European initiatives. And while the EU has a treasure chest of disciplinary tools, their mightiest – Article 7, dubbed the 'nuclear option' –- has been ineffective. Why?



Concerns Over Hungary's 2024 EU Presidency Tabled by European Parliament

• 2 Jun 2023 11:49 AM

The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution condemning what it calls “deliberate and systematic efforts” to undermine EU values in Hungary, and expressing concern over Hungary taking over the bloc’s rotating presidency in the second half of 2024.