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MEPs vote to pursue action against Hungary over Orbn crackdown
The European parliament has voted to start a punitive procedure against Hungary for persistently flouting democratic rules.
It is the first time the legislature has triggered an article 7 procedure against an EU member state. The motion passed with 448 votes in favour, 197 against and 48 abstentions
Since sweeping to power in 2010, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has pressured courts, media and non-governmental groups and refused to take in asylum seekers arriving in Europe.
Though the EU has often protested, it has largely failed to stop what Orbán’s critics decry as his growing authoritarianism. But a surge in support for nationalist and populist politicians across the bloc has now prompted a stronger response.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/12/eu-meps-vote-to-pursue-action-against-hungary-over-orban-crackdown
It is the first time the legislature has triggered an article 7 procedure against an EU member state. The motion passed with 448 votes in favour, 197 against and 48 abstentions
Since sweeping to power in 2010, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has pressured courts, media and non-governmental groups and refused to take in asylum seekers arriving in Europe.
Though the EU has often protested, it has largely failed to stop what Orbán’s critics decry as his growing authoritarianism. But a surge in support for nationalist and populist politicians across the bloc has now prompted a stronger response.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/12/eu-meps-vote-to-pursue-action-against-hungary-over-orban-crackdown
