The EU is supposed to be a Union of democracies and an attempt to prevent a recurrence of fascism or communism. However has the EU set down any minimum standards for what constitutes a democracy and has there been any attempt by the EU or EP, at any level, to influence what is happening to civil and political rights in Hungary?

In other words, is the EU ultimately irrelevant in all of this or is it playing a significant role for good or ill?

Index of Frank's Diaries