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European Union
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From:
General Secretariat of the Council
To:
Permanent Representatives Committee/Council
Subject:
Values of the Union - Hungary - Article 7(1) TEU Reasoned Proposal -
Scope of the hearing of Hungary on 30 May 2023
1. On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament adopted a reasoned proposal for a Council
decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the TEU, the existence of a clear risk of a
serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded
1.
2. The provisional agenda for the Council meeting (General Affairs) on 30 May 2023 includes an
item ‘Values of the Union in Hungary/Article 7(1) TEU reasoned proposal – Hearing’.
3. On 18 July 2019, the Council approved standard modalities for hearings referred to in
Article 7(1) TEU
2. These modalities set out that the substantive scope of the issues to be
covered by a hearing must be agreed by Coreper in keeping with the scope of the issues raised
in the reasoned proposal triggering the procedure of Article 7(1) TEU.
4. Hungary was heard by the Council five times: on 16 September 2019, 10 December 2019,
22 June 2021, 23 May 2022, and 18 November 2022.
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5. Considering that important developments may have taken place, it is suggested that the sixth
hearing of Hungary could cover all the issues raised in the reasoned proposal of the European
Parliament, in order for the Council to receive an up-to-date picture of the situation in the
Member State in question.
6. In the light of the above, Coreper is invited to agree to this arrangement.
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