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"Poland (radical right government) and Hungary (far right government) have a pact where they veto any EU actions against one of them." Same will happen in Ital
by squarefoot 7y ago
"Poland (radical right government) and Hungary (far right government) have a pact where they veto any EU actions against one of them."
Same will happen in Italy in a few years.
"I think kicking them out of the union is only way to proceed if their system does not fit into the EU anymore."
To keep the EU clean, yes, but it won't accomplish anything locally: far right governments would actually love to get out of the European Union so they can do their nasty stuff unsupervised.
- jacobush 7y agoBut if they are allowed to stay, it sets a very dangerous precedent. Realistically, they will stay.
- squarefoot 7y agoAlso a good point.
- nabla9 7y ago> To keep the EU clean, yes, but it won't accomplish anything locally It's not EUs job to do that. There is genuine grassroots support for illiberal government in both countries. People in these countries are divided and have to fight it out among themselves. The responsibility is to upkeep liberal democracy is in the hands of the people.
- kazen44 7y agoThis statement is absurd and counter to the entire basis of modern european union law. For a country to be eligble for EU membership, it has to be a democracy and be a signatory of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and acknowledge the legitimacy of the european court of human rights and European Court of Justice. While the ECHR is not a EU institution, it is a cornerstone of european diplomacy both inside and outside the union. [1] https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/human-rights_en https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/human-rights_en