Estonia openly calls for Hungary's EU voting rights to be suspended
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Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:55:56 +0200
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has called for the suspension of Hungarys voting rights in the Council of the European Union due to its systematic actions against Europes common interests.
Source European Pravda Details Tsahkna was commenting on the fact that the extension of the EU sanctions list for another six months was delayed by Hungarys demands, resulting in three Russian oligarchs being taken off the list.
Quote from Tsahkna For political reasons, Hungary made the extension of sanctions conditional on the removal of Russian business figures Viatcheslav Kantor, Mikhail Degtyarev and Gulbakhor Ismailova from the sanctions list. Details Tsahkna stressed that there is no justification for lifting or easing sanctions against Russia, as it has not abandoned its goal of seizing Ukraine and reshaping Europes security architecture.
Quote from Tsahkna Hungary is systematically working against the common security interests of Europe, and therefore, we must quickly take specific steps and move forward with the Article 7 procedure, that is, suspending Hungarys voting rights. Details Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union allows for the suspension of certain rights of a member state if there is a serious and persistent breach of the EUs fundamental values.
Background The Financial Times has reported that Budapests reluctance to extend a series of EU sanctions against Russia in recent days has led to intensified discussions among EU member states about the need to deprive Hungary of its voting rights in key EU decisions.
The FTs sources said that if Hungary attempts to block the renewal of another sanctions package against Russia in July 2025, the EUs determination to take action against Budapest may reach its peak.
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