Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen Rule of Law and its budgetary implications

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1 · Motion for a resolution B9-0223/2024 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)Rejected

   Paragraph 5

   Tabled by The Left

   … the crucial moment of the European elections and the formation of the Removed: Commission; deplores the failure to find a solution and reiterates its readiness to take measures to defend the credibility of the Union with respect to the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU as regards cooperation with the Council; Added: Commission and therefore calls on the Council to use its powers to change the configuration of the Council presidency in order to suspend the Hungarian Presidency;

2. Amendment 2 · Motion for a resolution B9-0223/2024 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)Adopted

   Paragraph 3

   Tabled by Anna Júlia Donáth · Renew

   … this matter; calls on the Hungarian Government to repeal the act immediately; Added: calls on the Commission to ask the CJEU for the immediate suspension of the application of the above law as an interim measure, as this law affects the principle of free and fair elections;

3. Amendment 3 · Motion for a resolution B9-0223/2024 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)Adopted

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   Tabled by Anna Júlia Donáth · Renew

   … speedy resolution to the matter; reiterates its calls on the Commission to Removed: re-assess Added: revoke its decision, particularly in the light of the national measures taken since … prosecution and political interference in criminal proceedings; calls on the Commission to Removed: refrain from disbursing any Added: freeze the funds until all of the relevant legislation has been fully implemented, the …

4. Amendment 4 · Motion for a resolution B9-0223/2024 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)Adopted

   Paragraph 8

   Tabled by Anna Júlia Donáth · Renew

   … call on Hungary to join the EPPO as a matter of urgency; Added: calls on the Commission to urge Hungary to participate in the EPPO;

5. Amendment 5 · Motion for a resolution B9-0223/2024 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)Rejected

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   Tabled by Patryk Jaki · ECR

   1. Removed: Is appalled by the persistent systemic and deliberate breach of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary, for which the Hungarian Government bears responsibility; Added: Notes that Hungary has responded comprehensively to all accusations multiple times within the framework of the Article 7(1) TEU procedure; laments the political nature of the procedure and notes that it is ultimately unproductive, eroding mutual trust and cooperation among Member States; underlines the pressing need to bring this procedure to a conclusion;

6. Amendment 6 · Motion for a resolution B9-0223/2024 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)Rejected

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   Tabled by Patryk Jaki · ECR

   9. Removed: Insists that the measures required for the release of EU funding, as defined by the relevant decisions taken Added: Calls for the immediate disbursement of EU funding to Hungary, under the Common Provisions Regulation12 (CPR), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) Regulation13 and the Rule of Law Conditionality Removed: Regulation, must be assessed in a coherent manner as an integral package and that no payments should be made even if progress is made in one or more areas but deficiencies still persist in another; stresses that it is incomprehensible to release funds under the CPR citing improvements to the independence of the judiciary, while funds under the RRF and the conditionality mechanism remain blocked due to ongoing deficiencies pertaining to the independence of the judiciary; Added: Regulation; calls on the Commission to make available without further delay all EU funds to which Hungary and its citizens are entitled and to cease withholding funds as a means of ideological censure; condemns the actions of the Commission, which withholds EU funds owed to Member States by ordering them to meet milestones, only to then unblock the funding despite the failure to meet those milestones, simply because the government has changed, as happened in the case of Poland; urges the Commission to treat all Member States equally; ________________________ 12 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the …

7. Amendment 7 · Motion for a resolution B9-0223/2024 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)Rejected

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   Tabled by Patryk Jaki · ECR

   16. Reiterates Removed: its call on the Commission and the Council to immediately enter into negotiations with Parliament on an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the form of an interinstitutional agreement, and on including a permanent policy cycle among the EU institutions; Added: that it is unacceptable to disguise political and moral discussions as legal conflicts and to penalise those who uphold traditional values and national sovereignty; strongly believes that ideological preaching and criticisms do not foster unity but instead erode mutual trust and cooperation among Member States;