Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Why the EU is Annoyed with Hungary (Again)" video.

  1. The UK did the same thing, everything wrong in the UK was because of the EU, at least that's how they made it seem, now the Brits are getting a reality check that the real problem wasn't the EU and was their own government, I think we need this reality check on Hungary and maybe even Poland, but I think Hungary will do, as I think Poland can be saved but Hungary looks like a lost cause and needs to be ejected from the EU one way or the other.
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  2. The European Parliament did say it, it was the Commission that was holding back, and all it's doing is embolden both Hungary and Poland to break more rules, why making a bigger mess for the EU longer term. If that isn't a clear indication that the European Parliament should be given more powers in the EU, I don't know what is.
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  3. I think what the EU and other members are doing is squeezing Hungary out, from EU money and other benefits, and eventually making them less appealing for foreign investment and trade, with the aim of isolating Hungary in the EU and making their economy weaker, which is always the language that most of the public listens too. The leadership in Hungary doesn't care about the people of Hungary, it's all about consolidating power, enhancing it and holding onto it, a bit like how Putin is doing in Russia, and they will use the people in the country to achieve that, usually by trying to turn them against others like the EU, in the end, it doesn't really work, it ends up isolating the country and making them poorer. The real question is, how hard does the country need to be hit before the penny drops on the people of Hungary to really do something about this, because at the end of the day, it's the people in the country that are going to pay the highest price, not the government. Personally, I think the EU and its members should get creative and find a way to kick Hungary out, whiles in the meantime, isolate them, I think it needs to happen to other wannabe dictators that think the rules don't matter, and if the EU doesn't get tough on that, others could start braking the rules, after all, if there is little to no risk, why not, in fact, Hungary and Poland are likely behaving like they are because the EU has been a soft touch on them, they need to get a lot tougher on the countries that are braking the rules. It's also high time the EU countries push for a two speed Europe, especially among Euro Zone countries which are more likely to want the project to work over none Euro Zone countries, and the truth is, the bulk of the economy and population is in the Euro Zone, maybe shifting power away towards the Euro Zone is the best way to kick Hungary out, whiles also doing reforms on the treaty, especially the veto rules. In any case, I do know one thing, no new country is joining the EU until there is a treaty change that weakens the veto rule, and I also know that countries that want to join the EU are not going to wait forever, unless there are clear signs that they can join the EU after doing the reforms needed, they will look else ware, so the clock is ticking on the EU that it needs to get its act together on EU reforms, treaty change and needs to get a lot tougher on Hungary and to a less degree Poland, what is going on in Ukraine and Poland help on Ukraine, doesn't give Poland a green light to brake EU rules, that's not how democracy works.
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