Justice minister: Article 7 procedure against Hungary could have been closed yesterday

Had it not been for a political order, the EU's ongoing Article 7 procedure against Hungary could have been closed yesterday, the day before yesterday, or even a year ago, the justice minister told public news channel M1 on Tuesday. The procedure could have already been closed since there are legal answers to "accusations" Hungary has been subject to, Judit Varga said, after a EU ministerial hearing in Brussels on Monday. The minister said it was not a surprise that the hearing had not attracted too much interest in the council room as "there was nothing new under the sun, with accusations parroted by the pro-immigration elite."