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dmitrygryesterday at 7:39 PM2 repliesview on HN

They surely became a sovereign entity when they started fining member states (who are allegedly sovereign) for attempting to own their own border policy: https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/migra...


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surgical_fireyesterday at 8:19 PM

Hungary can leave the EU if it wants. Article 50 exists for this.

If it wants to stay in the EU it has to adhere to the bloc rules. It is not forced to stay in the EU (and, in fact, getting rid of Orban would not be such a bad idea). Hungexit when?

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matthewmacleodyesterday at 7:51 PM

That obviously makes no sense. A club isn’t a sovereign entity just because it has rules. Hungary is free to leave the EU and set a border policy that conflict with EU law if it wishes - but if it wants to remain part of that organisation, particularly one that has open borders thorough The Schengen area, then of course it needs to follow the rules.

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