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Rule of law in Hungary: MEPs request to be heard by EU ministers

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - April 8, 2019

The European Parliament should be represented in a formal Council of Ministers’ meeting discussing Article 7 procedures concerning Hungary, MEPs insist. Following a last-minute invitation...

S&Ds: Rule of law must be protected everywhere in Europe

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - March 28, 2019

The European Parliament today called for the European Commission finally to come forward for proposals for an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of...

MEPs condemned the Council’s inaction relating to EU values in Hungary

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - March 21, 2019

Civil Liberties Committee MEPs condemned the Council’s inaction relating to EU values in Hungary, following last September’s Article 7 request by Parliament. In the debate...

EU’s case against Poland

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - November 29, 2018

European Union Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová has reportedly said that the legal case against Poland over contested reforms will not be dropped, at least...

Rule of law in Hungary: MEPs demand swift action from EU ministers

AUSTRIA Theodoros Benakis - November 12, 2018

During an informal meeting today called by the Austrian presidency of the European Council, MEPs outlined the Parliament’s grounds for triggering article 7 against...

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