EU gears up to put lid on Hungary's voting rights

The European Parliament will vote on Thursday on a resolution that calls for stripping Hungary of its voting rights at the European Council for its rule of law and democratic principle issues.

The move is widely seen as putting pressure on Hungary, which blocked a four-year funding package of 50 billion euros ($54 billion) to Ukraine from 2024-27 at the European Council Summit in December. Hungary will also assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second half of this year.

Petri Sarvamaa, a member of the European Parliament from Finland, said the five political groups in parliament discussed the resolution on Tuesday morning.