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EU was ready to take away Hungarys veto rights if it had not conceded on issue of Ukraine accession talks (www.pravda.com.ua)
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[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 88 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Article 7 suspends their voting rights. Requires unanimity of all other EU members.

It's the closest EU charter allows to evicting a member state. It effectively suspends the state's membership.

Quite frankly the should have. Orban is a blatantly corrupt Putin lapdog who has been siphoning EU funds for years into his own pocket and that of his cronies.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hungary used to have a mutual defence pact with PiS-era Poland that scuppered any attempts by the EU to discipline either country. Not that PiS are no longer in power in Poland, hasn’t Fico’s Slovakia stepped into the role?

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nope, because Orban's party denies the legitimacy of Slovakia as an independent state via their grievance culture over the Treaty of Trianon

[–] illi@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Fico and other similar politicians are still great friends with orban. Even the Slovak National Party, which is ironic because they were incredibly anti-hungrian bck in the day. But sharing dream of totalitarian country unites.

I bet Putin would lovento get us back into Russian sphere of influence as well and yet Fico and co. still lick his boots.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have we ever been that close to taking them? I'm assuming he was warned and informed that next time it will happen.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, but until now, Poland and Hungary protected each other. Things might change now.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago

Slovakia and The Netherlands are the new wild cards. We’ll see how things shake out.