EU parliament to question Hungary's ability to hold EU presidency

FILE PHOTO: Members of the European Parliament vote on lifting immunity for Italian lawmaker Andrea Cozzolino and Belgian lawmaker Marc Tarabella, both of the centre-left Socialists and Democrats, who Belgian investigators want to question over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal, in Brussels, Belgium February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament will on Thursday question Hungary's ability to hold the rotating presidency of the 27-nation European Union next year, citing the country's problems with the rule of law, a draft parliamentary resolution showed.

A country holding the EU presidency plans and chairs meetings of EU government ministers and preparatory bodies, and represents EU governments in relations with other EU institutions and international organisations.