Fidesz dep leader: 'Hungary can only agree to EU recovery fund if Article 7 procedure ended' - Die Welt

Hungary can only agree to approving the European Union's coronavirus rescue fund if Brussels ends Article 7 proceedings against the country, the deputy leader of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party, Katalin Novak, told German daily Die Welt. "Member states must not be pressurised on the rule-of-law issue, which is easily politicised," Novak said. "Article 7 proceedings against Hungary must be terminated," she said, adding that Hungary's parliament had endorsed this demand. The Hungarian parliament has bound the prime minister to negotiate a fair deal, one in which poorer countries do not receive proportionately less than richer countries, she said. Further, the allocation of funds must not be politicised, according to this remit, she added.