MEPs quiz the Council and the Commission about their response so far to the democratic backslide in Hungary and Poland. However, despite the deterioration of the situation in both countries over the last few years, the Council has avoided holding a vote to determine whether there is “a clear risk of a serious breach” of the EU’s common values, the next step in the procedure set out in Article 7. MEPs urge the French Presidency of the Council to move forward, and quiz the Commission on other measures to ensure rule of law is respected.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Juan Fernando (S&D, ES)

VANDENKENDELAERE, Tom (EPP, BE)

RANGEL, Paulo (EPP, PT)

EU - Poland (T)

EU - Hungary (T)

LEBRETON, Gilles (ID, FR)

WIŚNIEWSKA, Jadwiga (ECR, PL)

CSEH, Katalin (Renew, HU)

BILČÍK, Vladimír (EPP, SK)

RADAČOVSKÝ, Miroslav (NI, SK)

KEMPA, Beata (ECR, PL)

ZALEWSKA, Anna (ECR, PL)

KOHUT, Łukasz (S&D, PL)

SPUREK, Sylwia (Greens/EFA, PL)

VOLLATH, Bettina (S&D, AT)

WISELER-LIMA, Isabel (EPP, LU)

PEKSA, Mikuláš (Greens/EFA, CZ)

KÖRNER, Moritz (Renew, DE)

BORCHIA, Paolo (ID, IT)

ILČIĆ, Ladislav (ECR, HR)

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vladim&#237;r BIL&#268;&#205;K (EPP, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bogdan RZO&#323;CA (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), Blue card reponse

SOUNDBITE (Original), Katalin CSEH (Renew, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sylwia SPUREK (Greens/EFA, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paolo BORCHIA (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jadwiga WI&#346;NIEWSKA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Miroslav RADA&#268;OVSK&#221; (NI, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tom VANDENKENDELAERE (EPP, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#321;ukasz KOHUT (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Val&#233;rie HAYER (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mikul&#225;&#353; PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gilles LEBRETON (ID, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ladislav IL&#268;I&#262; (ECR, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, LU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Patryk JAKI (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, LU), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bettina VOLLATH (S&amp;D, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nicolaus FEST (ID, DE), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bettina VOLLATH (S&amp;D, AT), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Moritz K&#214;RNER (Renew, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ladislav IL&#268;I&#262; (ECR, HR), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Moritz K&#214;RNER (Renew, DE), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Beata KEMPA (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anna ZALEWSKA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Beata KEMPA (ECR, PL), -