Hungary should be kicked out of the EU

2025-04-02 14:30:59

hans@social.woefdram.nl

We urgently need to add a procedure to kick nations under malevolent governmentsm like #Hungary under #Orbán, out of the #EU.

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Israel's Netanyahu heads to Hungary, defying ICC arrest warrant. Picture: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins a four-day visit to Hungary on Thursday, defying an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.

As a founding member of the ICC, Hungary is theoretically obliged to arrest and hand over anyone subject to a warrant from the court but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made clear when he issued the invitation that Hungary would not respect the ruling.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-netanyahu-heads-hungary-defying-icc-arrest-warrant-2025-04-02/

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2025-04-02 14:32:58

Alexander Goeres 𒀯

jabgoe2089@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Hans van Zijst unluckily even if we knew how to get this working we'd need a 100% vote one way or the other to get this going inside the EU. until then it's orban time for everyone here ...

2025-04-02 14:38:09

s1m0n4

s1m0n4@ohai.social

@hans unfortunately there's no such thing as expelling EU member countries, but it is possible to revoke the right to vote to a country.
That's what should be done, imho.

#EU #Hungary #ViktorOrban

2025-04-02 14:56:21

Kenny Chaffin

kennyc@diasporasocial.net

Yes! Removal! or Compliance!

2025-04-02 16:18:24

Hans van Zijst

hans@social.woefdram.nl

@Alexander Goeres Indeed. That's why I believe we should abandon the idea of veto rights. For kicking out countries you would need, say, a 3/4 majority or something like that.

2025-04-02 16:20:24

Hans van Zijst

hans@social.woefdram.nl

@s1m0n4 That's why I said we need a procedure for that. We can't sit idly by and watch Orbán frustrate most of what the Union wants to do, and be a huge leak between the EU and Russia.

Orbán has no problems welcoming Russians and even provide them with Hungarian and therefore European passports.

It's pretty foolish that we see the mole but have nothing to whack it.

2025-04-02 16:21:39

Hans van Zijst

hans@social.woefdram.nl

@Kenny Chaffin I don't believe Orbán will comply, he's in the EU for himself, not for his country.

2025-04-02 16:37:55

Kenny Chaffin

kennyc@diasporasocial.net

Oh I know! I know!

2025-04-02 17:55:33

s1m0n4

s1m0n4@ohai.social

@hans I think that receding Orban's right to vote is a valid solution. Expelling Hungary from the EU prevents Hungarians from accessing EU opportunities and rights. And that isn't fair imho.
Making them a powerless member state instead is as effective as kicking them out when it comes to decisions.
As for passports offered to Russians, even without Hungary this is something wealthy Russians can easily get in Cyprus or Slovakia (at least until the end of Fico's mandate).

2025-04-03 10:17:30

Hans van Zijst

hans@social.woefdram.nl

@s1m0n4 True, it's not the country or population we have a problem with, but I'm not sure if revoking its voting rights will do.

The best measure(s) would be something by which the population realizes Orbán is destroying Hungary's European future, and elect someone else.

And yes, Hungary isn't the only leak in our passport union, unfortunately 😠

2025-04-03 15:23:37

s1m0n4

s1m0n4@ohai.social

@hans Do you truly believe Hungarians voted for Orbàn? Those elections are a joke, like in any other dictatorship.

Still I agree that something must be done. We can' t continue being obstructed by a single undemocratic country in the #eu