In a “final phase of a painful phase” for the EU, a provisional agreement has been reached, which will allow a qualified majority of Member States to impose sanctions if governments do not respect democratic standards. Katalin Cseh, a Hungarian MP from the liberal Momentum party, said the deal would prevent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbén and others from using the EU as an “ATM.” Brussels will be able to block budget payments to unscrupulous European governments that undermine the rule of law or the independence of judges, as part of a highly competitive agreement between the European Parliament and the Member States. “Make a deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20a%20deal. Access November 27, 2020. “This is an abominable attack on the legitimate democratic decision-making of the Member States. States have constitutions and parliaments that must be respected by Brussels instead of being reconciled as an ill-mannered child. » `); doc.close (); – this.iframeload – funktion () – var iframe – document.getElementById (iframeId); iframe.style.display setTimeout (function ) – setIframeHeight (initialResizeCallback); e, 20; e, 20); e-function getDocHeight (doc) – var contentDiv – doc.getElementById (“iframeContent”); var docHeight – 0; if (contentDiv) ` docHeight – Math.max, contentDiv.scrollHeight, contentDiv.offsetHeight, contentDiv.clientHeight); – docHeight return; – IframeHeight (resizeCallback) function system – var iframeDoc, iframe – document.getElementById (iframeId); iframeDoc (iframe.contentWindow – iframe.contentWindow.document) iframe.contentDocument); if (iframeDoc) – iframe.style.height – parseInt (h) – `px`; if (typeof resizeCallback – “function”) – resizeCallback (iframeId); – others, if (EU countries then have one month to adopt the sanctions proposed by the Commission by qualified majority”, which means at least 15 of the 27 countries representing at least 65% of the 450 million citizens of the bloc. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Subscribe to America`s largest dictionary and get thousands of other definitions and advanced search – ad-free! Poland in 2017 and Hungary in 2018 have been prosecuted under Article 7 of the EU treaties for alleged attempts by governments to undermine the independence of their judges.