(AP-ANSA) - BRUSSELS - European Union lawmakers have voted
for launching action against Hungary over allegations that Prime
Minister Viktor Orban's government is breaching the bloc's
fundamental values.
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee voted
Monday for a report that recommends triggering an "Article 7
procedure" amid concerns about judicial independence, media
freedoms and the harsh treatment of migrants in Hungary. The
full assembly must still endorse the move for it to happen.
The procedure could result in Hungary losing EU voting
rights, although this is unlikely because Poland, which is also
facing Article 7 action launched by the EU's executive
Commission, would probably veto it.
The Commission says it is also scrutinizing laws passed in
Hungary last week allowing jail sentences for people convicted
of aiding asylum seekers, and which ban homelessness. (AP-ANSA).
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