Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "How the EU Successfully Blackmailed Hungary" video.

The UK was kinda like that, anything that goes wrong, it's the EU's fault, the UK is finding out the hard way with Brexit that most of the problems in the UK were in fact because of the UK government not the EU. Maybe Hungary needs the same treatment, but for the time being, I think the best solution for the EU is to strip Hungary of its voting rights, and if they can, any of the Covid funds as well as development funds that go towards Hungary, they could reallocate that towards Ukraine, in a sense, Hungary is still paying but getting nothing back, and the irony is, that money will be lost, being as it's not frozen, Hungary won't get it back, the good thing about that is that Ukraine gets its money, Hungary gets none, and the longer Hungary keeps playing these games, the worse it gets for them. Eventually, this could mean Hungary leaving the EU at some point, which is fine by me, but even if they don't leave, by stripping them of their voting powers and funds, all they can do then is talk on the sidelines, they've got no power after that. The ideal solution is that the people of Hungary wake up and see what Orban is doing before it really starts to hurt the people of Hungary on the economy, but I have a feeling just like the UK with Brexit, the people of Hungary will only learn once marginalised and kicked out of the EU, sometimes that needs to happen because some abuse what they have. The good news is, it finally looks like the EU has had enough with Hungary, this is long overdue, and I do find it amusing how Hungary says we don't give in to blackmail, that's the sign of a hypocrite, being that they've been blackmailing the EU and other members for years now.
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It really depends on the people of Hungary, but yeah, this is long overdue, Hungary have been abusing it's power for too long, the EU has been too soft on them, where the people of Hungary stand, well it's going to lead to one of three things, isolation without any voting rights, probably no EU funds as well, or the people of Hungary wake up and push Orban out of power and elect a more senseable government, or Hungary leaves the EU, the second option is the best option, but honestly, I can't honestly say I care if Hungary gets kicked out of the EU, after all, Russia and China can have their fun with them then, maybe that's the only way they'll learn.
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Normally, I wouldn't have a problem with the veto rules being used for legitimist reasons, but it's clear that Orban is abusing it for his own ends, half the time his using it to carry favours on unrelated matters and is clearly using it as blackmail. This goes against the core values of what the EU is all about, which is working together, finding compromises and solutions to move forward with veto only being used as a last resort, but clearly Orban is using it to gain favour, which considering what's going on in Ukraine and what's at stake, really tells you what kind of man Orban is.
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We'll see, but what surprises me is the people of Hungary, why are they sitting by why all this is going on? don't they realise that the economic harm is going to hit them all if they are not careful.
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I think what the EU should do is take Hungary's voting rights away, the money that goes towards Hungary, reserve that for Ukraine. But seriously, there's nothing wrong with a few infractions of the rules but Hungary is going too far, especially now that it's using its veto to blackmail others to get more favours. The EU should have got tough with Hungary years ago and the European Parliament wanted to do so, but the EU Commission seems more interested in appeasing Hungary, that rarely ever works because they just keep coming back for more, sooner or later, they'll realise that you have to put your foot down and say enough is enough. There's also the bad example the EU is setting by allowing Hungary to get away with this, if Hungary can do it, others might feel they can do it. This is also another example on why I think powers need to shift away from the EU Commission towards the European Parliament, for one, it's directly elected, which will go a long way in helping to reduce the Eurosceptics, two, the European Parliament seems to have EU interest at heart whereas you feel the Commission seems to be more concerned with not rocking the boat, but the fact is, Hungary is rocking the boat, and normally, a bit of that is fine, but the way Hungary is doing it is doing real harm. It's also amusing that Hungary says they don't give in to blackmail and yet it's Hungary that are blackmailing the other EU members, what hypocrite, strip them of their voting right, reserve their funds for Ukraine and let Hungary talk all it wants on the sideline, if they leave the EU, great, let Russia and China have their fun with them, either way, they are not our problem any more.
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@qinby1182 I think you are misunderstanding the idea of compromise and not linking one thing with something else that's not related. The veto rule should only be used if it's something that could harm their interest, but even then, there should always be talks to find a compromise. What Hungary is doing is using it as blackmail on things that are not even related to the decision that's going on, that's blackmail however you look at it, with the intention of extracting favours from the EU. That goes against everything the EU is, which is all about finding common ground and compromises. Normally the veto rights isn't a problem, but when it's abused and to such an extent, it is a problem, and this is a case where the EU and it's other members have the right to strip Hungary of it's voting rights, and honestly, I think the EU should go further and reserve the funds that go to Hungary and deliver them to Ukraine, and not just the money from the Covid fund but the development fund. The EU Commission has been too weak when it comes to Hungary, whereas the European Parliament has wanted to get much tougher on Hungary, it's high time they send a powerful message to Hungary that what they are doing isn't right.
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