Volt Europa1d ago

Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into a Trojan horse inside the European Union. And the problem is - our current rules allow this to keep happening 🤯

Orbán’s foreign minister was calling Moscow during breaks in EU meetings to give his Russian counterpart “live updates” on what we were discussing.

Think about that for a second.

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#Orban #Hungary #Uktraine #Russia #Putin #EUpol #Volt

Show threadVolt Europa1d ago

EU leaders are sitting together trying to figure out how to respond to Russia’s war against Ukraine - and someone in the room is allegedly briefing the Kremlin in real time.

No wonder Donald Tusk said he no longer shares sensitive information in Council meetings. Trust inside the EU is being destroyed.

As long as one government can block everything with a veto while undermining the Union from the inside, Europe will remain weak.

It’s time to abolish the veto.

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Show threadVolt Europa1d ago

And it’s time to be honest: Europe cannot function if one leader keeps acting against the interests of the entire Union.

We need a United States of Europe now.

[Damian Boeselager, MEP of Volt Europa]

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Show threads1m0n41d ago
@VoltEuropa Hungary could have EU voting rights suspended.
Unlike abolishing the veto, this is a procedure already specified in current Treaties.
Why doesn't the EU Commission trigger it?
Show threadJorge Candeias1d ago
@s1m0n4 @VoltEuropa Because it needs unanimity of the rest of the member-states. And there's Fico.
Show threads1m0n41d ago
@jorgecandeias @VoltEuropa Fico rules a coalition of 3 political parties. If a EU procedure is started against Slovakia and Slovakia ends up losing EU funds like Hungary, Fico's government won't hold.
That's why the only country vetoing any action against Russia is Hungary.
Fico can bark, but, if he bites, he won't be PM for much longer.
Show threadToni Aittoniemi1d ago

@s1m0n4 @jorgecandeias @VoltEuropa Exactly. This is enough proof of malicious intent to suspend Hungary’s voting rights. No need to let it get worse!

We need to act. Letting bullies get their way never did anything good, ever.

Show threadVeza85UE22h ago
@gimulnautti @jorgecandeias @VoltEuropa Yes, but the "WE" in question is not the Commission, it's our national governments. @s1m0n4 the Commission already triggered this procedure. In September 2018. And no, the first vote in the #WTFIstheCouncil is not a unanimity vote, it's simple QMV. It would have sent shockwaves through financial markets and the Hungarian elections. But the EU member statelets refuse to touch Orban's veto so they can protect their own.
Show threads1m0n413h ago
@Veza85UE @gimulnautti @jorgecandeias @VoltEuropa well, the Councillors can change their minds and vote again for article 7 with rights suspension for Hungary.
Let's be clear: Orbàn and Hungary can now face criminal charges. I'm sure being a spy for Putin is in breach of EU treaties. The EJC can even directly request the dismissal of the Hungarian Commissioner in the Council of Commissioners.
Show threadVeza85UE

@s1m0n4 @gimulnautti @jorgecandeias @VoltEuropa
"You can just DO things!"
"Can't."
"Why tf not??"
"It will upset the fascists. 🥺"

(Also, it might eat into Hans Dieter's profits here, but shhhh. We don't talk about that...🤫)

https://timesofmalta.com/article/long-read-how-orban-played-germany-europes-great-power.922312

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Show threads1m0n411h ago

@Veza85UE @gimulnautti @jorgecandeias @VoltEuropa the German industrial ecosystem is so colluded with Russian oligarchs and authorities that we don't even know the full extent of it.

They even have a shadow post office system in Berlin that is sending packages to Russia.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/07/mail-tracking-tariffs-berlin-moscow-00798601

The little shipping company that’s making Europe’s sanctions look silly

A German logistics firm exploits gaps in European law to ship contraband to Russia. We know because we followed their illicit route from a Berlin supermarket to Moscow.

Politico
Show threadVeza85UE10h ago
@s1m0n4 @gimulnautti @jorgecandeias @VoltEuropa Speaking of... I will not click on Mathias Döpfner's #PoliticoIsTrash but yes, I've read about it from other sources.
There is a business case to be made for Rule of Law not as an impediment to profits but as essential to businesses, just like there's a business case for climate change mitigation. Floods and fire ruin factories and make the insurance industry increasingly unviable. Hollowing out 🇪🇺 RoL for Audi profits undermines the Single Market.