As rule of law further deteriorates in Hungary, EU institutions are looking at accelerating sanctions under Article 7 of the EU treaty - a procedure stuck in limbo since 2018.
In the European Council, already 19 EU member states seem ready to move forward with Article 7 to strip Hungary's voting rights, according to an EU source.
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Roland Papp is a Hungarian journalist based in Brussels.