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Left-wing MEPs have called on Brussels to revoke Hungary’s veto power as its Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refused to join the bloc line on the Ukraine war during the ongoing special European Council Summit.

Leading the charge was German Green MEP Daniel Freund, a longtime Orbán critic, who has demanded the European Union invoke Article 7 to punish Hungary for its refusal to back a joint declaration on Ukraine.

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Article 7 allows Brussels to suspend a member state’s EU voting rights if it is deemed to be violating the bloc’s values.

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Another left-wing MEP, Daniel Boeselager, founder of the pan-European and EU-Federalist movement Volt, urged EU leaders to take action against Hungary.

“There is a democratic tool to remove Orban‘s voting rights. We need enhanced cooperation on defence,” he said on March 2.

“Wake up, European leaders. Time is running through your hands. Unite,” he added.

These comments followed Orban’s letter to European Council President Antonio Costa in which he told Costa that Hungary had strategic differences with the bloc over Ukraine.

“It has become evident that Hungary has strategic differences in our approaches to Ukraine that cannot be bridged by drafting or communication,” the Hungarian PM wrote on March 1.

He asked the EU to align itself with the US stance on conflict resolution.

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Slovakia has joined Hungary in refusing to sign the EU’s joint declaration on Ukraine, with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico challenging Brussels’ approach to the conflict.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Plot twist orban vetos this

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The country subjected to Article 7 can't veto it. Luckily.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I’d be surprised if Fico wouldn’t have Orbáns back in this case, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

He's already made it clear that he is aligned with Putain and Orban, so yeah, it's the current barrier

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not so sure, they have fallen in line more with the EU after the US went insane

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Even then, I imagine Fico to be concerned he could be next if he helped get rid of Orbáns veto.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Kind of different situation though. Slovakia hasn't been subject to the democratic backsliding as Hungary as far as I know and doesn't violate EU values or norms. So far the prime minister is just a tool

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Theres always someone opposing it. It was poland but they got their shit together, now its slovakia, in the future its gonna be someone else. We have a chance to fix this inside hungary with the next elections as now we have an opposition party that has some chance to win the election. Well see what happens.