EU Council To Discuss Hungary's Withdrawal Of EU Voting Rights On May 27

• 22.05.2025, 17:41

Article 7 of the EU Treaty may apply to Hungary.

The EU General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on May 27 will discuss the possibility of applying to Hungary Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, which allows to deprive the state of the right to vote in the EU if there is a risk of serious violation of the values on which the European Union is based.

This was reported to "European Pravda" in the press service of the EU Council.

The EU General Affairs Council will discuss the possibility of depriving Hungary of the right to vote in the European Union, applying to it the provisions of Article 7 of the EU Treaty.

- Ministers will hold the eighth hearing on Hungary under the Article 7 procedure initiated by a reasoned proposal of the European Parliament in September 2018," the EU Council's draft agenda for the General Affairs Council said.

Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union allows for the suspension of certain rights of a Member State, in particular the right to vote, if there is a serious and persistent breach by the Member State of the EU's fundamental values.