The European Parliament today approved a report in which
Hungary
is defined as a
"systemic threat" to the founding values of the EU
and an "electoral autocracy" and calls for the intervention of the Commission and the Council to activate all the measures envisaged by the Article 7 of the European Treaties, namely the suspension clause from the Union.
Lega and Fratelli d'Italia
voted against the report, together with their respective parliamentary groups,
Identity and Democracy
(which includes, among others, the
Rassemblement national
di Marine Le Pen and
Alternative für Deutschland
) and
Conservatives and reformists
, in which benches also sit
Vox
and
the Swedish Democrats.
"The report is based on subjective opinions and politically distorted statements", explained the Fdi delegation, "this is yet another
political attack on the legitimate Hungarian government
, in a difficult phase for Europe in which at all levels we should pursue the path of unity and not that of polarization for ideological reasons ".
Word of stigma from the Democratic Party, the 5 Star Movement and the Greens
arrived immediately .
In another vote today, a report was approved which, in view of the European elections of 2024, aims to increase the
transparency and financial viability of European political parties
and introduces
provisions on gender equality and protocols against harassment
.
In this case, the Lega delegation abstained as a whole, while the rest of
Identità e Democrazia
voted against.
The Brothers of Italy MEPs instead split: two abstained, just as many voted yes.
The rest of the group of
Conservatives and Reformists,
co-chaired by Fdi, instead voted against.
All the other Italian MEPs voted yes.
Finally, a third green light voted today in Strasbourg is that
of a 5 billion
euro loan to
Ukraine
for macro-financial assistance in Kiev with the aim of covering the expenses caused by the Russian invasion.
The amount will make up the second tranche of a € 9 billion EU support package.