❓The Orbán government claims that if #Ukraine joins the #EU it will eat up EU aid to #Hungary. What does a forthcoming study by one of Brussels' most respected think-tanks say? Would many net beneficiaries really become net contributors? Find out in tomorrow's #Nepszava 🧐🗞️

🖌️120 out of 705 MEPs signed Petri Sarvamaa’s initiative to strip #Hungary of its voting rights in the #EUCouncil. The proposal to activate the next stages of the #Art7 procedure is expected to be included in next week's EP resolution on the situation in Hungary, #Nepszava reports

Finnish MEP Petri Sarvamaa has started gathering signatures in the European Parliament. He wants the EP to adopt a resolution calling on the Commission or the Council to activate the next stage of the #Art7 process, which could ultimately lead to the suspension of Hungary's voting rights, #nepszava

🗳️#EUCouncil will tomorrow approve the modified Hungarian recovery plan of €4,6 billion so that Brussels could start reimbursing €920 million in pre-financing. But not all MS are happy with sending EU money to 🇭🇺which still has #RuleOfLaw issues. Details in #Népszava soon 🗞️

The EU Court is expected to rule next spring on the case brought by the European Commission against #Hungary for failing to implement a court ruling. If the court accepts the Commission's proposal, the fine would already be €1 million by now, #Népszava reports

🖍️Monika Hohlmeier chair of EP BUDG CONT Committee has today written to three Commissioners expressing doubts that the EU funding is distributed in a fair and impartial manner in #Hungary. In the letter she refers to the possible release of pre-financing under the #RRP, #Nepszava reports

We saw it 1 year ago, we saw it 2 years ago, every time when we discuss serious budgetary issues #Hungary always comes up with a veto threat but then we solve the problem - Johannes Hahn about Viktor Orbán opposing the financial support to #Ukraine, #Nepszava reports

#Hungary is the only EU country where academic freedom is systematically being violated, experts said in a conference organised by #EP_ScienceTech With recent surveys showing the erosion of academic freedom in Europe, a common reflection has begun on how to enforce it, #Nepszava reports

Today EP Foreign Affairs Committee votes on a report in which MEPs again call on the EU Commission to investigate Várhelyi's activities. They are concerned that the Hungarian commissioner looks the other way when he sees violations of the rule of law in the accession countries, #Nepszava writes

In last night's EP debate, majority of MEPs called on the #EU_Commission not to pay #Hungary until it has fully met the conditions for access to the money. #Fidesz MEPs took turns to scold the left and the European Parliament, #Nepszava reports