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Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded

2018/0902R(NLE)·9th term·AFCO / LIBE·NLE - Non-legislative enactments·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Principles common to the Member States, EU values
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): DELBOS-CORFIELD Gwendoline (Verts/ALE)
Summary

The dossier concerns the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded. Amendments dispute or restate concerns over the rule of law, judicial independence, the electoral system, the Article 7(1) TEU procedure and the Council's hearings, the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, and the use of EU funds; opposing amendments call the proceedings interference in a sovereign State.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    12 Apr 2022 – 8 Oct 2025
  2. Plenary vote — Passed
    15 Sep 2022 · On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
  3. Plenary vote — Adopted
    25 Nov 2025 · On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
  4. Procedure completed
445
Amendments
distinct, in window
70
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
12 Apr 2022 – 8 Oct 2025
Dates

Plenary votes

44 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

GroupShift
EPPFor83%For86%consistent
S&DFor99%For99%consistent
RenewFor100%For100%consistent
Greens/EFAFor97%For100%consistent
ECRAgainst86%Against88%consistent
The LeftFor85%For95%consistent
Patriots—Against100%—
IDAgainst98%——
ESN—Against100%—
Non-attachedAgainst51%Against71%consistent

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

  1. Show the 27 earlier votes
    1. 15 Sep 2022Main votePassedoutcome from totals
      On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
      Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
      433 for123 against28 abstentions121 did not vote
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    2. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On paragraph 13
      Official label: § 13 · what was voted ↗
      425 for171 against46 abstentions77 did not vote
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    3. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On paragraph 19
      Official label: § 19 · what was voted ↗
      445 for188 against11 abstentions75 did not vote
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    4. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On paragraph 22
      Official label: § 22 · what was voted ↗
      453 for168 against22 abstentions76 did not vote
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    5. 25 Nov 2025Rejected
      On amendment 16 — paragraph 24
      Official label: § 24 - Am 16 · what was voted ↗
      177 for451 against15 abstentions76 did not vote
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    6. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On paragraph 24
      Official label: § 24 · what was voted ↗
      421 for203 against20 abstentions75 did not vote
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    7. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On paragraph 27 (part 1 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 27/1 · what was voted ↗
      418 for183 against29 abstentions89 did not vote
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    8. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On paragraph 27 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: § 27/2 · what was voted ↗
      411 for209 against10 abstentions89 did not vote
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    9. 25 Nov 2025Rejected
      On amendment 17 — paragraph 28
      Official label: § 28 - Am 17 · what was voted ↗
      163 for450 against31 abstentions75 did not vote
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    10. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On paragraph 28
      Official label: § 28 · what was voted ↗
      432 for190 against22 abstentions75 did not vote
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    11. 25 Nov 2025Rejected
      On amendment 4 — recital E
      Official label: Considérant E - Am 4 · what was voted ↗
      183 for441 against17 abstentions78 did not vote
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    12. 25 Nov 2025Rejected
      On amendment 6 — text to be inserted after recital H
      Official label: Après le considérant H - Am 6 · what was voted ↗
      182 for447 against13 abstentions77 did not vote
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    13. 25 Nov 2025Rejected
      On amendment 7 — text to be inserted after recital J
      Official label: Après le considérant J - Am 7 · what was voted ↗
      144 for481 against17 abstentions77 did not vote
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    14. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital AK
      Official label: Considérant AK · what was voted ↗
      440 for175 against22 abstentions82 did not vote
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    15. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital AP
      Official label: Considérant AP · what was voted ↗
      472 for130 against34 abstentions83 did not vote
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    16. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BD
      Official label: Considérant BD/1 · what was voted ↗
      419 for180 against30 abstentions90 did not vote
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    17. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BD
      Official label: Considérant BD/2 · what was voted ↗
      416 for202 against12 abstentions89 did not vote
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    18. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BE
      Official label: Considérant BE/1 · what was voted ↗
      421 for178 against33 abstentions87 did not vote
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    19. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BE
      Official label: Considérant BE/2 · what was voted ↗
      408 for209 against11 abstentions91 did not vote
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    20. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BE
      Official label: Considérant BE/3 · what was voted ↗
      411 for207 against14 abstentions87 did not vote
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    21. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BF
      Official label: Considérant BF · what was voted ↗
      422 for180 against32 abstentions85 did not vote
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    22. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BG
      Official label: Considérant BG · what was voted ↗
      418 for158 against55 abstentions88 did not vote
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    23. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BH
      Official label: Considérant BH/1 · what was voted ↗
      420 for188 against24 abstentions87 did not vote
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    24. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BH
      Official label: Considérant BH/2 · what was voted ↗
      417 for199 against14 abstentions89 did not vote
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    25. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BI
      Official label: Considérant BI · what was voted ↗
      418 for160 against51 abstentions90 did not vote
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    26. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BJ
      Official label: Considérant BJ/1 · what was voted ↗
      413 for189 against32 abstentions85 did not vote
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    27. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
      On recital BJ
      Official label: Considérant BJ/2 · what was voted ↗
      410 for190 against29 abstentions90 did not vote
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  2. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
    On recital BK
    Official label: Considérant BK · what was voted ↗
    418 for190 against26 abstentions85 did not vote
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  3. 25 Nov 2025Adopted
    On recital BP
    Official label: Considérant BP · what was voted ↗
    429 for188 against21 abstentions81 did not vote
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  4. 25 Nov 2025Main voteAdopted
    On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
    Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
    415 for193 against28 abstentions83 did not vote
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Showing the 30 most relevant of 44 recorded votes — the full list ships with the data files. · Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

PE729.938 ↗PE732.600 ↗PE778.253 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

70 Members · by amendment count
1🇦🇹
Bettina VOLLATH
Socialists & Democrats · Austria
119
2🇷🇴
Ramona STRUGARIU
Renew Europe · Romania
105
3🇵🇱
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK
Socialists & Democrats · Poland
99
4🇧🇪
Sophie WILMÈS
Renew Europe · Belgium
98
5🇵🇱
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ
European People's Party (EPP) · Poland
90(16 solo)
6🇫🇷
Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD
Greens / EFA · France
87
7🇸🇪
Malin BJÖRK
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Sweden
87(4 solo)
8🇱🇺
Isabel WISELER-LIMA
European People's Party (EPP) · Luxembourg
83
9🇳🇱
Tineke STRIK
Greens / EFA · Netherlands
71
10🇬🇷
Konstantinos ARVANITIS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Greece
68
11🇭🇺
Klára DOBREV
Socialists & Democrats · Hungary
50
12🇳🇱
Malik AZMANI
Renew Europe · Netherlands
43
13🇩🇪
Moritz KÖRNER
Renew Europe · Germany
41
14🇩🇪
Birgit SIPPEL
Socialists & Democrats · Germany
30
15🇸🇰
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ
Renew Europe · Slovakia
29
16🇳🇱
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE
Renew Europe · Netherlands
29
17🇧🇬
Nikola MINCHEV
Renew Europe · Bulgaria
28
18🇪🇪
Jaak MADISON
European Conservatives & Reformists · Estonia
27
19🇭🇺
Balázs HIDVÉGHI
Non-attached · Hungary
27(27 solo)
20🇵🇱
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
26(26 solo)
21🇸🇰
Lucia YAR
Renew Europe · Slovakia
25
22🇧🇪
Hilde VAUTMANS
Renew Europe · Belgium
25
23🇫🇷
Fabienne KELLER
Renew Europe · France
25
24🇸🇮
Irena JOVEVA
Renew Europe · Slovenia
25
25🇫🇮
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON
Renew Europe · Finland
23

The amendments, in full text

445 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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