In a scathing resolution, Members of the European Parliament threatened to launch legal action against the European Commission if the executive releases further frozen funds to Hungary. #EuropeNews
AFAIK, unanimity is required for the most important decisions. The provision here is: suspend voting privileges for offending country and then vote… tadaa… unanimous.
This is difficult and not taken lightly but it is possible. How this has not happened to Hungary is beyond me. But then Poland under the PiS party also was sanctioned for their meddling with the judges.
There are provisions that allow majority decisions to be made. Not everything is decided unanimously.
AFAIK, unanimity is required for the most important decisions. The provision here is: suspend voting privileges for offending country and then vote… tadaa… unanimous.
This is difficult and not taken lightly but it is possible. How this has not happened to Hungary is beyond me. But then Poland under the PiS party also was sanctioned for their meddling with the judges.