Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The EU Parliament declared Hungary “not a full democracy” in a symbolic resolution on Thursday.
According to the resolution, Hungary was a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy” where the rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy broke down, The Guardian reported on Thursday.
The resolution, which 433 MEPs supported and 123 opposed, has no practical effect.
Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Relations, commented on the resolution, noting that MEPs “would do better to focus on energy prices that have tripled and quadrupled due to the failed sanctions.”
Hungary is negotiating with the European Commission on the release of its coronavirus recovery funds and is fighting against planned reduction of its cohesion allocation.
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