# Council under Michel never reaches Article 7 sanctions on Hungary

Date: 2022

Throughout 2019–2024 the Article 7(1) procedure against Hungary remained open without a sanctions vote. [Michel](/people/charles-michel) chaired the body that would have had to vote. Non-decision is a completed institutional act.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Illiberal state capture in Hungary: https://factrail.ai/drivers/orban-illiberal-state-capture
- Judicial independence erosion (court capture): https://factrail.ai/drivers/justice-judicial-independence-erosion

## Sources

- https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/hungary-article-7
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/rule-of-law/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-article7-hungary-stall-michel