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In Hungary, a member of the EU since 2004, right-wing populist politicians have drawn comparisons between the EU and the former Soviet Union (USSR), seen as a past oppressor in the country. Furthermore, democratic backsliding is a phenomenon present in Hungary. As a result, it has been suggested that Hungary should leave the EU. [6]
Hungary's government will not change policies the European Union believes infringe on LGBTQ+ rights and those of asylum seekers, even if doing so would unfreeze billions in funding the bloc has ...
The populist leader's government has been in a dispute with the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, over Hungary's alleged democratic backsliding. Some of his country's own funding was ...
Hungary must say no to the current Europe model built in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a congress of his Fidesz party on Saturday, adding that the European Union needs to be changed ...
1991 – European agreements with Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia (free trade, possibility of future membership) (16 December). [2] [3] 1993 – The Council of the European Union defined eligibility criteria ("Copenhagen criteria") for joining the EU (Copenhagen, 21–22 June). [4] 1994 – Hungary submitted its request to join the EU (31 ...
In June 2020, the Hungarian parliament voted to end the rule by decree, but this left the government more powerful than before the crisis. [19] Usage of Article 7 was discussed again in January 2024 when Hungary blocked unanimous EU support for Ukraine. [20] [21] Freedom House ratings for European Union and surrounding states, in 2019. [22]
In response, Hungary vetoed statements at the EU on a range of issues — and even exported the problem to NATO, by holding up Sweden’s bid for membership in the trans-Atlantic military alliance ...
The agreement is to be approved on the EU side by the Council of the EU, acting by qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament. For the agreement to pass the Council of the EU it needs to be approved by at least 72 percent of the continuing member states representing at least 65 percent of their population. [18]