Meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday 16 October, the EU ministers of European affairs approved the way of proceeding that was proposed to them by the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers regarding assessment of respect for the rule of law in Hungary (see EUROPE 12114) – respectively asking Hungary and the European Commission to take a written position in response to the European Parliament's vote of 13 September on the so-called Article 7 procedure(see EUROPE 12094), and...