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MEPs want EU Parliament president David Sassoli (c) to force EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's hand

MEPs urge Sassoli to sue EU Commission on rule of law

MEPs in the legal-affairs committee on Thursday (14 October) evening recommended that the European Parliament president, David Sassoli, should sue the EU Commission for failing to act on a potential suspension of EU funds for rule-of-law violators.

With 13 votes in favour, three against, and six abstentions, the committee said parliament should file a complaint at the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Many MEPs have been keeping the commission under pressure to use a 'conditionali...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

MEPs want EU Parliament president David Sassoli (c) to force EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's hand

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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