Already in 2023, the case was being made in certain quarters to prevent Hungary from taking up the Presidency of the Council of the EU, for reasons that our readers need no reminder of. Certain members of the European Parliament made this into a question of principle. The resolution adopted, by a very considerable majority, by the European Parliament on 1 June of that year has in fact a much broader remit, targeting the worsening rule of law situation in the country. The institution...