Finnish MEP Petri Sarvamaa has initiated a petition to revoke Hungary’s voting rights in the European Council. “EU’s decision-making machinery is stuck because of Orbán. The only way to make it work is to deprive Orbán of his right to vote,” hesaid.

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1. Finnish Christian Democrat MEP Petri Sarvamaa has initiated a petition to urge member states to revoke Hungary’s voting rights in the European Council, Népszava reports.

   The Finnish politician asked for the support of his fellow MEPs in his letter addressed to Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament. Sarvamaa proposed that the EP adopt a resolution calling on the European Commission or the European Council to declare that EU values are being seriously and persistently violated in Hungary.

   Sarvamaa believes that the next stages of the Article 7 procedure – which was launched against the Hungarian government due to concerns over rule of law – should be activated in order to protect the values of the European Union. The EP, however, does not have a direct say on the course of the Article 7 proceedings, nor are member states obliged to take into account the Parliament’s proposals.

   “The EU’s decision-making machinery is simply stuck because of Viktor Orbán. The only way to make it work is to deprive Orbán of his right to vote at the Council. At the same time, we can show that no blackmail is allowed in the EU.” Sarvamaa said in a statement to Népszava.

   In his Twitter post, the MEP added that “It’s now or never. Members have until Friday to co-sign the letter, after which it will be sent to President Metsola.”

2. I would encourage all EU citizens in favor of this proposal to write to your MEPs and ask them to sign it. It’s easy, just select your country in this form to get the contact info:

   [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced)

3. Yes, this is the way with thugs like Orbán