Hungary's Orban Finds Balkan Allies Against Censure Vote[

[TomSea]

Hungary's Orban Finds Balkan Allies Against Censure Vote
A number of Bulgarian, Romanian and Croatian MEPs backed Hungary in the European Parliament motion condemning its perceived breaches of core EU values.
Martin Dimitrov, Ana Maria Luca, Anja Vladisavljevic
BIRN
Sofia, Bucharest, Zagreb

Bulgarian, Croatian and Romanian members of the European Parliament, MEPs, from various groups were among the defenders of Hungary and its leader, Victor Orban, in the vote to initiate the Article 7 process that may take away Hungary’s right to vote on EU decisions.

The vote on whether to move further with what is dubbed “the nuclear option”, which may ultimately lead to Hungary losing its say in the European Council, took place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

The motion passed with the required two-thirds majority of 448 MEPs backing the declaration that Hungary is at “clear risk of serious breach” of EU core values, including judicial independence, academic freedom and freedom of expression.

Continued at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/orban-finds-allies-from-all-party-colours-in-balkan-countries-09-12-2018

[Fishrrman]

Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic would probably do better to just withdraw from the EU.

Tell the bureaucrats at the EU to take a flying one...