The EU’s European Affairs Ministers held, on Friday 18 November, a fifth hearing of Hungary under the 'Article 7' procedure on the Rule of law.
While the debate was “calmer”, in the words of Czech Minister Mikuláš Bek, Member States continued to express concerns, notably on media freedom, academic freedom and the right to strike, with countries such as France and Germany having raised precisely these points.
The hearing focused on the independence of the judiciary, freedom of the...