A10-0231/2025 – Tineke Strik – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 2Rejected

   Paragraph 9

   Tabled by Tineke Strik, Daniel Freund, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez · Verts/ALE

   … to suggest, in the light of the further deterioration of the situation, Removed: additional proportionate measures affecting parts or, where duly justified, the entirety Added: measures covering 100 % of budgetary commitments and payments to Hungary, Removed: calibrated to the nature, gravity and persistence of the breaches identified, while ensuring safeguards to protect final beneficiaries; 34 Commission Decision of 13 …

2. Amendment 4Rejected

   Recital E

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Mary Khan +3 · ESN

   … of a clear risk of a serious breach of the common values Removed: also Added: except in areas falling under Member States’ competences;

3. Amendment 6Rejected

   Recital H a (new)

   Tabled by Christine Anderson, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Mary Khan +2 · ESN

   Added: Ha. whereas the manner in which the EU institutions have conducted and framed the procedure under Article 7(1) TEU has increasingly politicised the process, thereby undermining mutual trust and the principle of sincere cooperation between the EU and Hungary; whereas this politicisation originates not from the Member State concerned but from the institutional approach taken at EU level and therefore weakens the perceived legitimacy of the procedure and risks damaging the credibility of the EU’s own commitment to fairness and Treaty-based neutrality;

4. Amendment 7Rejected

   Recital J a (new)

   Tabled by Christine Anderson, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Mary Khan +2 · ESN

   Added: Ja. whereas the prolonged and politically polarised use of Article 7(1) TEU risks creating the perception that the procedure can be used as a tool for political pressure rather than as an exceptional, last-resort safeguard for Treaty values; whereas such perceptions may foster alienation among citizens of the Member States and could indirectly generate incentives for recourse to Article 50 TEU, thereby unintentionally contributing to centrifugal dynamics that weaken the cohesion of the EU from within;

5. Amendment 8Rejected

   Paragraph 1 a (new)

   Tabled by Christine Anderson, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Mary Khan +2 · ESN

   Added: 1a. Calls on the Council to bring the procedure under Article 7(1) TEU concerning Hungary to an end, on the grounds that, in view of the nature and scope of the concerns raised and the remedial measures already taken by Hungary, continuing the procedure would go beyond the exceptional, last-resort character of Article 7 TEU and risk encroaching on matters lying primarily within Hungary’s constitutional autonomy;

6. Amendment 9Rejected

   Paragraph 2

   Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Milan Uhrík +1 · ESN

   2. Believes that, taken together, the facts and Removed: trends, as illustrated by its resolutions, Added: trends do not represent a systemic threat to all the values of Article 2 TEU and Added: do not constitute a clear risk of a serious breach thereof; Removed: is appalled by and condemns the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian Government to undermine the founding values of the Union enshrined in Article 2 TEU, which constitute not an optional choice, but a fundamental commitment freely undertaken by every Member State upon accession to the Union; highlights the fact that these trends have substantially worsened since the triggering of Article 7(1) TEU; stresses that the Hungarian Government bears responsibility for the restoration of compliance with EU law and the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU and expresses deep regret that the lack of decisive action by the Commission and the Council has contributed to a breakdown in democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary, turning the country into a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy, according to an increasing number of the relevant authoritative indices;

7. Amendment 10Rejected

   Paragraph 2 a (new)

   Tabled by Christine Anderson, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Mary Khan +2 · ESN

   Added: 2a. Notes that Parliament has already exhausted its formal Treaty role by initiating the procedure under Article 7(1) TEU; considers that any further steps in that procedure now lie primarily with the Council, and that Parliament should refrain from acting as a de facto permanent supervisory authority over the internal constitutional and rule-of-law arrangements of Hungary, which remain first and foremost a responsibility of the Member State concerned;

8. Amendment 11Rejected

   Paragraph 4

   Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   4. Removed: Believes Added: Does not believe that any further delay to the Council’s action would amount to a breach of the rule of law principle by the Council itself; Removed: calls on the Commission and the Member States to initiate the procedure under Article 7(2) TEU and on the European Council to determine whether Hungary has committed serious and persistent breaches of EU values under Article 7(2) TEU; underlines that in the event of such a determination, the Council may consider the adoption of proportionate and gradual measures in order to ensure compliance with EU law and values, which may, where appropriate, involve the suspension of the rights deriving from the application of the treaties, including the voting rights of the representative of the government in the Council;

9. Amendment 12Rejected

   Paragraph 7

   Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   7. Removed: Reiterates its call on the Commission to make full use of the relevant instruments available to address the clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the EU is founded, in particular infringement procedures based on Article 2 TEU, expedited infringement procedures, applications for interim measures before the CJEU and actions regarding the non-implementation of the CJEU’s judgments; recalls, in this regard, Added: Recalls the fact that the recent opinion of Advocate General Ćapeta in Case C-769/22 confirming that … of a value is the root cause of other breaches of EU Removed: law, and Added: law is only an opinion; stresses that the Removed: forthcoming judgment in this case Removed: may provide a new opportunity which the Commission must seize Added: should not be used by the Commission in order to launch infringement procedures in a more systematic and robust …

10. Amendment 13Rejected

    Paragraph 10

    Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Christine Anderson, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik +1 · ESN

    10. Stresses that the recently published 2025 Spring Eurobarometer survey Removed: shows overwhelming public support for linking the provision of EU funds to compliance with the rule of law and democratic principles, with 85 % of EU citizens and 82 % of Hungarian citizens in favour of this approach; underlines that, as the direct representative of EU citizens, Parliament should take this clear demand into account and stand firmly in defence of conditionalities as an essential tool to protect the Union budget and safeguard the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; Added: has no political legitimacy;

11. Amendment 14Rejected

    Paragraph 12

    Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Milan Uhrík · ESN

    12. Removed: Insists that the measures required for the release of EU funding, as defined by the relevant decisions taken under the Common Provisions Regulation, the RRF Regulation and the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, must be assessed in a coherent manner as an integral package and that no payments should be made while deficiencies persist in one or more areas, even if progress is made in others; notes that the Commission should be prepared to take the necessary steps swiftly where the authorities have adopted and properly implemented remedial measures fully and in an irreversible manner; calls Added: Calls on the Commission to ensure that Removed: such Added: its assessments always remain strictly impartial and free from politicisation, political bargaining or favouritism, Added: for instance as a result of the input of EU-funded activist non-governmental organisations, as such practices would otherwise undermine both the effectiveness and the legitimacy … a view to ensuring the efficient, transparent and equitable use of EU Removed: funds, especially in Member States where there are serious concerns regarding corruption, the misuse of public funds or non-transparent public procurement practices; Added: funds in all Member States in the same way;

12. Amendment 15Rejected

    Paragraph 13

    Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Milan Uhrík · ESN

    13. Recalls that Removed: the final beneficiaries of EU funding which are not government entities should not suffer negative consequences as a result of problems caused by the national authorities in cases where budgetary measures are taken; reiterates its call on the Commission to ensure that the final recipients or beneficiaries of EU funds are not deprived of these funds, as set out in the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation; calls on the Commission to find ways to distribute EU funds via local governments and NGOs if the government concerned does not cooperate regarding the deficiencies; indicates that a possible solution is to make available the appropriations corresponding to decommitments under conditionality regimes for use under other Union instruments or programmes implemented under direct or indirect management, in particular those contributing to supporting European democracy, civil society, Union values or the fight against corruption; calls on the Commission to support independent civil society in Hungary, which safeguards the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in particular by using the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme; insists that the Union continue to provide direct and carefully targeted financial support to civil society organisations and initiatives promoting fundamental rights, democracy and pluralism, including organisers of peaceful assemblies such as Pride marches, particularly where national authorities obstruct or criminalise such activities; Added: EU funds should not be abused to interfere in a Member State’s national internal affairs;

13. Amendment 16Rejected

    Paragraph 24

    Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Christine Anderson, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik +1 · ESN

    24. Deplores the fact Removed: that, despite the CJEU ruling finding the relevant legislation to be in breach of EU law, the Hungarian authorities have not taken steps to restore the ability of affected higher education institutions, such as the Central European University, to operate freely in Hungary, and that the Commission closed a follow-up infringement case37 ; calls on the Commission to pursue all necessary legal and financial measures to safeguard educational institutions, students and academic staff against political interference; 37 Judgment of 6 October 2020, European Commission v Hungary, C-66/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:792. Added: that legal measures taken by the Hungarian Government against the Soros-funded left activist Central European University are being criticised;

14. Amendment 17Rejected

    Paragraph 28

    Tabled by Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Christine Anderson, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik +1 · ESN

    28. Removed: Condemns Added: Welcomes the fact that, despite the CJEU rulings finding the relevant legislation to … of EU asylum law, the Hungarian asylum and migration system continues to Removed: display serious deficiencies and shortcomings, such as a lack of access to asylum procedures; Added: defend Hungarian identity; stresses that such persistent non-compliance Removed: undermines the principles of Added: with unsound EU migration policies is positive for mutual trust, solidarity and the fair sharing of Removed: responsibility; Added: responsibility between Member States that also want to stop the ongoing invasion of the EU by 1 million illegal migrants every year; calls on the Hungarian authorities to Removed: cooperate fully with other Member States and the EU institutions in the spirit of sincere cooperation as enshrined in the treaties; Added: close and defend all external borders of the Schengen area against illegal access;