Today was a fasting day.
I am writing my blog from Bük a small village in Hungary. As it happens it is also today that the European Parliament voted a motion effectively condemning the Hungarian government for its attack on European democratic norms and in particular the rule of law. This does pose an interesting theoretical question: Is it imaginable to expel a state from the European Union because it is no longer in ligne with Fundamental European Principles. I don't have a simple answer, but it does seem to me that sometimes liberal democracies need to stand up for their values. I think it would be useful to clearly define a few principles to which all EU states have to sign up to, with the possibility of expelling those who do not abide by them. The expulsion should be a last resort requiring a lengthy process but it should be possible.
I am writing my blog from Bük a small village in Hungary. As it happens it is also today that the European Parliament voted a motion effectively condemning the Hungarian government for its attack on European democratic norms and in particular the rule of law. This does pose an interesting theoretical question: Is it imaginable to expel a state from the European Union because it is no longer in ligne with Fundamental European Principles. I don't have a simple answer, but it does seem to me that sometimes liberal democracies need to stand up for their values. I think it would be useful to clearly define a few principles to which all EU states have to sign up to, with the possibility of expelling those who do not abide by them. The expulsion should be a last resort requiring a lengthy process but it should be possible.
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