The collection of signatures to announce a vote of no confidence in the European Commission (EC) has been initiated in the European Parliament (EP). European Parliamentarian from Lithuania Petras Austravi\u010dius stated this yesterday. According to him, this is due to the EC\u2019s agreement to unfreeze Hungary\u2019s assets in exchange for Budapest\u2019s recognition of Kyiv\u2019s right to integrate into the European Union. The initiators of the vote believe that \u201ctrade in Ukraine\u201d is inappropriate in this case, and Kyiv should take its place in the European Union without any conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us recall that earlier the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban officially stated that his country is ready to vote for the broadest integration of the Ukrainian state into the structures of the United Europe, but only if the European Commission lifts the moratorium on Budapest\u2019s use of its part of European assets in the amount of $10 billion Euro. At one time, Brussels \u201cfroze\u201d this money due to Hungary\u2019s failure to comply with the principles of the rule of law. During the recent EU summit, Orb\u00e1n made it clear that his team will champion the principle of \u201cvoice for money.\u201d On December 13 of this year, the EC leadership gave its consent in principle to such a procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have not seen a single political document on the basis of which such an operation can be carried out,\u201d Austravi\u010dius said in an interview with Western media. \u201cThe commission made a mistake: it was necessary to \u201cunfreeze\u201d Hungarian assets earlier, but now this process is turning into political bargaining or simply a farce.\u201d The MEP especially emphasized that the only beneficiary in this particular case will be none other than Orban himself. \u201cHe dictates the terms, and, in essence, is the one who starts and completes the process,\u201d he concluded. \u201cSooner or later, Hungary will pay too high a price for this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It seems that at the moment it is the European Commission in general and its head Ursula von der Leyen in particular who will pay the high price. According to some reports, the idea of voting on a vote of no confidence in the EC has already been supported by representatives of five countries in the European Parliament. According to the law, it will be submitted for general consideration after it receives the support of 10 member states of the organization. However, it is possible that this vote will fail: all countries represented in the EP, including Hungary itself, must vote for personnel changes in the Commission. It is no secret that Budapest will categorically refuse to take such a step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn any case, the events taking place in the European Parliament can be called an extraordinary phenomenon,\u201d said European analyst Alexander Mitz in a special commentary for EURO-ATLANTIC UKRAINE. \u2013 This is really something new in the legal practice of the structure. There is no doubt that this will be a real test for some Western politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether this is true or not, we will all know at the beginning of next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The collection of signatures to announce a vote of no confidence in the European Commission (EC) has been initiated in the European Parliament (EP). European Parliamentarian from Lithuania Petras Austravi\u010dius stated this yesterday. According to him, this is due to the EC\u2019s agreement to unfreeze Hungary\u2019s assets in exchange for Budapest\u2019s recognition of Kyiv\u2019s right […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[789,234,910,599,108],"yoast_head":"\n