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MEPs Call on European Commission to Cut Hungary Off From EU Funds

On May 27, EU ministers will hold their eighth hearing under Article 7 concerning Hungary’s potential suspension of EU membership rights due to rule of law breaches.
The Article 7 process began in September 2018 after persistent concerns about Hungary's violations of EU democratic and legal principles under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Hungary faces criticism for judiciary interference, a 2023 transparency law, bans on Pride events, and curbs on media and NGOs, fueling protests and EU disputes.
A letter from 26 MEPs across five political groups urged Commissioners Serafin and McGrath to immediately freeze €18 billion in EU funds over corruption and rule of law violations.
This standoff risks EU cohesion as Brussels pushes conditionality enforcement while Hungary resists, raising concerns over the bloc’s unity and effectiveness of its measures.

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Spiegel

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EU: MEPs Call for Hungary to Be Deprived of Votes

The Hungarian government could prevent further sanctions against Russia at EU level, while opposition in the European Parliament is encouraging.

2 days ago·Germany

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Meduza

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The EU Council Will Discuss the Possibility of Excluding Hungary From Voting Rights in the EU

The EU Council will discuss the possibility of excluding Hungary from voting rights at its next meeting on 27 May, and it will be mentioned in the agenda of the meeting.

3 days ago·Riga, Latvia

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telex.hu

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26 MEPs Call for Freezing of Hungarian EU Funds

A representative of the European Commission said they would examine the issue.

3 days ago

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EURACTIV

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Hungary's frozen cohesion funds testing EU's rule of law conditionality

Constitutional experts doubt that conditionality will be effective in the long term, especially if richer member states begin to violate EU values.

3 days ago·Brussels, Belgium

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Kyiv Post

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EU Debates Suspending Hungary’s Voting Rights

The EU is set to debate the possibility of suspending Hungary’s voting rights in an upcoming meeting. Hungary has clashed with EU priorities and blocked aid and support for Ukraine multiple times.

3 days ago·Kyiv, Ukraine

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Stripping Hungary's EU voting rights on agenda for May 27 meeting

The Council of the European Union will hold a hearing regarding the potential loss of Hungary's voting rights at a meeting on May 27, marking the eighth hearing regarding Budapest's alleged violations of founding EU principles.

3 days ago·Kyiv, Ukraine

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