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European Parliament triggered Article 7(1) against Hungary via Sargentini report

Dated 12 September 2018: European Parliament triggered Article 7(1) against Hungary via Sargentini report. In the causal graph this event weakens Rule of Law, a driver that weakens Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score — a worsening welfare path.

Who was responsible

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What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactEuropean Parliament triggered Article 7(1) against Hungary via Sargentini report
    2. weakensDriverRule of Law
    3. weakensIndicators (4)Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score
    Worsening path

    provisional weight · verified

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Rule of Law

      Worse

      Weakens · 74% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

    • Access to justice index

      via Rule of Law

      Worse

      Strengthens · 68% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      0.62 score from 0 to 1 · 0.25 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.37 score from 0 to 1 to 0.62 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Rule of Law

      Worse

      Strengthens · 58% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

    All indicators on this path (4)

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. FactEuropean Parliament triggered Article 7(1) against Hungary via Sargentini report
  2. weakensDriverRule of Law
  3. weakensIndicatorRule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

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Factrail. (2026). European Parliament triggered Article 7(1) against Hungary via Sargentini report. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ep-article-7-hungary-sargentini-2018

https://factrail.ai/facts/ep-article-7-hungary-sargentini-2018

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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