The Council of the European Union will discuss the possible deprivation of Hungary's voting rights

On May 27, the Council of the European Union will discuss the possible deprivation of Hungary's voting rights under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union. The relevant document was published on the agency's website on May 22.

"The ministers will hold the eighth hearing on Hungary under the Article 7 procedure," the publication says.

Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union may be applied to a member State in the event of a "systematic violation of EU values," including the principles of the "rule of law." It provides for a procedure to stop the operation of certain rights of the infringing country, including the deprivation of its right to vote.

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On May 22, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the EU's energy policy absurd and aimed at supporting Ukraine. He also called for working together to combat the energy threat from the European Union.

On May 20, the Reuters news agency reported on the approval by the Hungarian parliament of a draft law on withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The publication recalled that Orban described the ICC as "politicized," and also noted that the court had lost its independence.