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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]
The EU has withheld billions in financial support from Hungary over its alleged breaches of rule of law, while some of the bloc’s lawmakers have repeatedly proposed stripping Hungary of its voting rights over democratic backsliding. The EU parliament declared in 2022 that Hungary can no longer be considered a democracy.
Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) provides for the possibility of an EU member state leaving the European Union "in accordance with its own constitutional requirements". [1] Currently, the United Kingdom is the only state to have withdrawn from membership of the European Union.
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 ...
Poland’s government was elected in 2023, with centre-right prime minister Donald Tusk returning to power nine years after his first stint from 2007 to 2014. The interim period included a spell ...
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 ...
On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament voted for action against Hungary, alleging breaches of core EU values. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] UK Conservative MEPs supported the right wing Hungarian leader, Viktor Orbán , against a motion to censure him in the European Parliament . [ 12 ]
A group of 63 European Parliament lawmakers has asked the EU to withdraw Hungary's voting rights in the bloc, in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent visits to Moscow and ...