On Tuesday 25 November, MEPs approved (by 415 votes to 193 with 28 abstentions) the interim report by Tineke Strik (Greens/EFA, Dutch) on the Treaty’s Article 7 procedure against Hungary.
Although it rejected a Greens/EFA amendment calling for a freeze on EU funds of up to 100% (the amendment was due to propose, “in view of the further deterioration of the situation, measures covering 100% of budgetary commitments and payments to Hungary, while guaranteeing safeguards to protect final beneficiaries”), the European Parliament has confirmed that serious violations of the rule of law persist, including attacks on civil society with the restriction of the right of association, on the independence of the judiciary, on media freedom and on the treatment of LGBTIQ+ people.
MEPs also approved a Renew Europe amendment expressing the European Parliament’s continuing concern about: ”the increasing use of unlabelled AI-generated political content in Hungary” in the run-up to the 2026 elections, including “the deliberate posting of deepfake videos on social-media channels closely linked to the prime minister’s political party and campaign, and their coordinated amplification”.
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The European Parliament also condemns the inaction of the Council of the EU. In a debate on Monday evening, the rapporteur said that the continued inaction of the EU Council and the European Commission also constituted “a violation of the rule of law”.
Link to text: https://aeur.eu/f/jn0 (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)