#RuleOfLaw sanctions need to be a credible deterrent. With this delay, the Commission has been basically telling Orban: please check your electoral calendar to find the best timing.
This is not the way to credibly stop an autocrat.
RT @eszterz: The EU Commission will launch the #ruleoflaw mechanism against Hungary, Von der Leyen announced in the European Parliament. "We have to move to the next step," she told MEPs. Budget commissi…