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Hungarian parliament passes resolution condemning Sargentini report
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Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a resolution that calls on the government “not to give into blackmail” when it comes to the Sargentini report that concludes Hungary is in danger of breaching the core values of the European Union.
MPs approved the resolution with 129 votes in favour, 26 against and 18 abstentions.
The Sargentini report, so called because of its rapporteur, the Dutch Green MEP Judith Sargentini, was approved by the European Parliament last month. It called for the launch of an Article 7 procedure, which could ultimately strip Hungary of its EU voting rights, citing the “existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded”.
The resolution, submitted to parliament by Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, and Fidesz group leader Máté Kocsis, says that
the Sargentini report “attacked the decisions taken by the democratically elected Parliament of Hungary“. The report has “exceeded its jurisdiction and violated Hungary’s sovereignty,” it adds.
The resolution also calls on the government to take legal measures against the “fraudulently approved” report.