Move comes amid concerns about rule of law and courts

In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: Should the EU have intervened earlier in Hungary and Poland, as they both face possible disciplinary

"It may simply be in Hungary we have left things so late, it's really really difficult to reverse that kind of anti democratic trend."

Vladimir Putin who considers the European Union as a strategic rival, seeks partners who could weaken the common policies of the EU.

In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: It seems like mission impossible for enacting Article 7 disciplinary procedure against Hungary; and

Disciplinary mechanism is a long and complicated process

Hungary's government decides today whether to take legal steps to challenge a European Parliament ruling against the country.

The focus of this edition of our weekly review State of the Union is the very busy week of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Jean-Claude Juncker

Hungary says it will seek legal ways to challenge a European Parliament vote to start Article 7 proceedings against the country.

The votes highlight the substantial minority of European opinion who see Viktor Orban as a crusader for the rights of nation states after MEPs voted to start an EU punitive procedure against Hungary for allegedly persistently flouting democratic rules

It's the first time the European legislature triggered the so-called Article 7 procedure against an EU member state

Today EU infrastructure spending is at an historic low. While some countries have spent EU funding wisely, in other member states people wonder if any money has been spent at all...

Heated debate in European parliament on Hungary