C wants to exclude Hungary from the EU: “Defend the Union and our democracies”

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Member states that violate the EU’s values, for example freedom and respect for human rights, can today be punished with sanctions such as the withdrawal of voting rights in the Council. However, there is no possibility of throwing a country out of the EU.

But several of the Riksdag’s parties want to change that, including the Center Party.

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    • – As politicians, it is our task to show our vision for our society and our union. The Center Party thinks it is right, proper and reasonable to defend the Union and our democracies, says EU parliamentarian Abir Al-Sahlani (C) in Current.

    The country that has mainly brought up the discussion is Hungary, which for many years has been criticized in the EU for its lack of democracy.

    – We have had a long process with Hungary and twelve years of Viktor Orbán at the helm. We have tried to get Hungary back on the democratic train, but somewhere the train must also have a final station, says Abir Al-Sahlani (C).

    M: It is important that Europe sticks together

    However, her EU colleague Tomas Tobé (M) thinks it is more important that the countries of Europe stick together.

    – We are currently at war on our continent. It is not the time to start discussing which countries we should throw out of the EU, in the hands of Putin.

    According to Tomas Tobé, there are other methods that would be more effective.

    – We will continue to be tough against Hungary. We must withhold EU money, Orbán must not receive a euro if he continues to dismantle the rule of law, and be prepared to revoke their right to vote, says Tomas Tobé (M).

    In order for exclusion to become possible, it is required that all EU member states agree to change what is written in the EU Treaty. So also Hungary.

    See the debate in Aktuell between the EU parliamentarians and the candidates in the upcoming EU elections, Abir Al-Sahlani (C) and Tomas Tobé (M), in the clip above.

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