European Parliament vote to sanction Hungary is blackmail: Italy
Rome, Sep 12 : Italy's anti-migrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday deplored the European Parliament's vote to punish Hungary's government led by far-right Premier Viktor Orban, calling the move "blackmail".
"Hungary won't give in to such blackmail and will continue to protect its borders," Salvini wrote on Facebook after the 448-197 vote by Euro MPs to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption.
"All my solidarity. No to sanctions and to trials of freely elected governments," read the post by Salvini, who is also Italy's Deputy Prime Minister.
Much of Orban's conservative European People's Party in the European Parliament which includes German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats voted in favour of the motion to sanction Hungary over the rule of law.
Wednesday's vote is the first time the European Parliament has voted to take such action against a member state under EU rules.
Under Article 7 of the European Union treaty, breaching the bloc's founding principles can lead to the suspension of a member state's rights as a punitive measure.
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Mother, daughter clear 2nd PUC together in Bantwal
Bantwal: In a rare and notable achievement, a mother and her daughter from Bantwal taluk have passed the 2nd PUC examinations in the same year.
Hemashree R, a student of Government Pre-University College in B Mooda, appeared for the examination in the Arts stream and scored 562 marks out of 600. She is reported to have topped her college.
Her mother, Nethravathi VR, a resident of Kaikamba in BC Road, also appeared for the examination this year as a private candidate with the aim of completing her 2nd PUC.
Nethravathi’s husband Ravikumar, who serves as the head teacher of Nandavara Government Primary School, expressed happiness and pride over the achievement of both his wife and daughter.
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