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Posted on 04/13/2026 4:18:21 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen waited less than a day after Hungary voted Viktor Orbán out of office to call for the EU to get more power over national governments to force through foreign policy decisions.
Governments should be able to push through EU policies ― on issues that could include sanctions on Russia and funds for Ukraine ― by majority rather than allowing individual nations to wield a veto, she told reporters in Brussels. Under Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister for 16 years, Hungary has often blocked foreign policy decisions.
“Moving to qualified majority voting in foreign policy is an important way to avoid systemic blockages, as we have seen in the past,” she said. She urged governments, which would have to agree to any change, to “use the momentum now.”
Any change would be highly controversial, with even some typically pro-EU countries likely to balk at the prospect of losing control of foreign policy and facing the possibility of having to wave through decisions they oppose.
The Commission would move quickly to engage with the incoming Hungarian government once it takes office, noting that incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar had signaled a clear pro-European direction during the campaign.
“We can already see that [he] is very clear on the European path … committing the new government to continue working with us,” she said, adding that progress on EU funds and reforms would be a priority because “the Hungarian people deserve it.”
Von der Leyen welcomed the outcome of Hungary’s elections, calling it “a day to celebrate” and said the EU was stronger and more united as a result.
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I wonder what the 27 conditions are regarding the release of EU funding to Hungary?
Scumbag globo lizard person she is.
They won’t be able to vote their way out of this.
Meanwhile, in America, the Republicans will not “go nuclear’ and end the filibuster process — because if they did THAT who knows what the Democrats would do if they ever got back into power.
And you know what? This failure is part of the reason the Democrats WILL come back into to power. And you know what else? The first thing the Democrats are going to do is go nuclear and kill the filibuster process. And the second thing the Democrats are going to do is pack the Supreme Court.
The Left isn’t kidding around anymore. The gloves are off.
Re “… The Left isn’t kidding around anymore. The gloves are off...”
What’s really pathetic is that “our” side wont even put the gloves ON.
Either spineless… compromised… or complicit.
We wont be voting our way out, either.
You can bet your last dollar on that.
She sounds like a DemocRAT.
Oh horse manure!! As if the RATS won't do that anyway if they get the majority back. They will change the rules to suit their needs. They always have. Repukes are gutless wonders. When they have the majority, they behave like they're the minority. They aren't happy unless they are rolling over for the RATS.
The European Union is a dictatorship. You can’t vote for the President or the European Commission.
open the windows and doors, let the muslims in every orifice!
Oh, the vote is precious because hungarians voted in these hordes directly.
On an unrelated note, commenting on an article via keyword abuse instead of directly engaging with it is, in my personal opinion, the behavior of a beta male:
angryborisbots;
anotherputinfail;
european4threich;
globohomo;
obamasboypete;
orbanloveshezbollah;
putinthewarpig;
russiansuicide;
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vladtheimploder;
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And yet:
Donald Trump wants to end the Senate filibuster to bypass the 60-vote threshold required for most legislation, aiming to advance the Republican agenda with a simple majority. He views the procedural tool as a “deadlock” to governing, especially in resolving government shutdowns and accelerating judicial appointments
There is a reason the filibuster has been part of the U.S. Senate since its inception in 1789, and limited debate in 1850.
Even Obama didn’t kill the filibuster, and had the votes for a time.
“The European Union is a dictatorship. You can’t vote for the President or the European Commission.”
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You don’t get to vote specifically for a president in the USA either. The only thing the Constitution guarantees you a vote on is your US Representative, with voting for US Senators didn’t happen until the beginning of the 20th Century.
That wasn’t a dictatorship either.
Nor can you vote for the President of the United States.
“Never let a crisis go to waste”...or, in this case, the results of an election.
I wonder what the 27 conditions are regarding the release of EU funding to Hungary?
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The EU once modeled itself as the “United States of Europe.” Whether in Europe or America, having a process that allows one “state” to veto a federal policy is simply a failure of planning. The US used the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to coordinate commerce between states, and one state has no standing, by itself, to alter federal policy.
Any leader that, in this day and age, would vote for their nation state to have less power is A traitor
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