Budapest uses the principle of unanimity in the EU as a means of blackmail.
Deputy President of the European Parliament Katarina Barli called to deprive Hungary voting rights in the European Union.
She stated this in an interview. MDR current.
According to her, the country uses the principle of EU unanimity for blackmail. Barley recalled that in the negotiations on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, Hungary blocked its adoption for several weeks due to the oil embargo.
Barley said the country’s voting rights could be suspended for violating the rule of law.
“Especially in Hungary, one can no longer talk about democratic and legal relations,” the EP vice-president said.
She added that the unanimous agreement of all member states, which is necessary for making major decisions at the EU level, “goes back to the time when the EU consisted of six countries, and now it is no longer practical.”
