MEPs say Hungary’s corrective measures have not been implemented! German Daniel Freund

In September, the European Commission put forward a historic proposal to stop payments of large EU grants to Hungary, due to concerns about corruption and fraud.

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The proposal was made in accordance with the new requirements that were pushed through in connection with the EU budget negotiations in 2020.

However, Hungary has been given time to respond and has promised all sorts of reforms to deal with the criticism. Far too weak, however, the parliamentary groups believe at a press conference in Brussels now that the deadline is about to expire.

“Corrupt Swamp”
The words are harsh.

– Nothing has happened during these two months, says Spanish Eider Gardiazabal from the social democratic party group S&D.

– For twelve years, we have seen (Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor) Orbán promise changes and each time it has gotten worse, says German Daniel Freund from The Greens/EFA.

– If the EU Commission now releases the money to Viktor Orbán, (Chairman) Ursula von der Leyen will be held personally responsible for Hungary turning into a corrupt swamp, says German Moritz Körner from liberal RE.

Decision pending
In terms of money, it is about EU support of the equivalent of 80 billion kroner, which Hungary risks being without. The EU’s other member states in the Council of Ministers are expected to make a decision on the issue within a month.

If the EU Parliament were to rule, it would be a resounding no.

– The facts on the table are that it is clear that the council must freeze or cut funding to Hungary, says Finnish Petri Sarvamaa from the Christian-democratic conservative party group EPP.

During the work on the EU’s long-term budget for the years 2021-2027, the member states agreed to introduce a special rule of law mechanism that will make it possible to stop EU money to member states that do not comply with basic rule of law principles. Formally, the money must be able to be withheld to avoid misuse of EU funds.

Decisions on measures against a country must be taken by the EU’s Council of Ministers if there is support from a qualified majority, i.e. at least two-thirds of the member states.

Poland and Hungary have strongly opposed the mechanism and taken it to the European Court of Justice, which however ruled in February this year that it was adopted correctly, within the framework of the EU’s powers.

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[Tokinjester]

From the people who issued Hungary a very thinly veiled threat of _American intervensionism_ just a few short years ago.... I'm sure Orban gives a fuck

[szisz]

He is a gay. And Viktor Orbán could be his own god. In love with him.
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[katarinajohansson]

And how about coruppt Zelensky in Ukrain this schuld be stopped to read the Finnisch conclusion about wepons sold to criminals by Zelensky