In a scathing resolution, Members of the European Parliament threatened to launch legal action against the European Commission if the executive releases further frozen funds to Hungary. #EuropeNews
The problem is that since Hungary knows that it won’t be thrown out, how can the EU bargain? They’ve tried withholding funding, but every time there needs to be an unanimous decision, Hungary demands funds to be released in exchange.
AFAIK, unanimity is required for the most important decisions. The provision here is: suspend voting privileges for offending country and then vote… tadaa… unanimous.
This is difficult and not taken lightly but it is possible. How this has not happened to Hungary is beyond me. But then Poland under the PiS party also was sanctioned for their meddling with the judges.
Good thing I neither typed nor intended to type anything like that.
The problem is that since Hungary knows that it won’t be thrown out, how can the EU bargain? They’ve tried withholding funding, but every time there needs to be an unanimous decision, Hungary demands funds to be released in exchange.
There are provisions that allow majority decisions to be made. Not everything is decided unanimously.
AFAIK, unanimity is required for the most important decisions. The provision here is: suspend voting privileges for offending country and then vote… tadaa… unanimous.
This is difficult and not taken lightly but it is possible. How this has not happened to Hungary is beyond me. But then Poland under the PiS party also was sanctioned for their meddling with the judges.