They have also been installing solar powerplants at a lightning rate. They installed more solar in 2023 than the US has in total according to an article I read a few months ago.
It's not about saving the planet though, they import the bulk of their fossil fuels, moving to renewables reduces their fuel import dependency
Article 7 suspends their voting rights. Requires unanimity of all other EU members.
It's the closest EU charter allows to evicting a member state. It effectively suspends the state's membership.
Quite frankly the should have. Orban is a blatantly corrupt Putin lapdog who has been siphoning EU funds for years into his own pocket and that of his cronies.
EU to put tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles as trade war looms ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
EU was ready to take away Hungarys veto rights if it had not conceded on issue of Ukraine accession talks ( www.pravda.com.ua ) Englisch