Under Article 7, first introduced in the treaty of Amsterdam, the EU could suspend a member if it deems it to be in breach of basic principles of freedom, democracy, equality and rule of law.
Article 7 of the Lisbon treaty allows the EU to suspend a member if it deems it to be in breach of basic principles of freedom, democracy, equality and rule of law.
We distilled the answers into a set of basic principles for taking charge.
She says her campaign is a matter of basic principle.
In Brussels, the European parliament urged the EU to be ready to suspend the membership of any Austrian government if it made a "serious and persistent" breach of basic EU principles, as defined in the 1997 Amsterdam treaty.
We don't need it". In Brussels, the European parliament urged the EU to be ready to suspend the membership of any Austrian government if it made a "serious and persistent" breach of basic EU principles, as defined in the 1997 Amsterdam treaty.
Mr. Guttenberg has counterattacked by saying he would ask investigators to consider whether there had been cases of "a relationship between too much pressure on troops and breaches of the basic principles of the internal leadership".
The US has long wanted the talks, but Kabul said there had been a "breach of principles" in the initiative.
"It's a breach of the principle of sovereignty and equality of states.
Failure to is a breach of the principle of parity of esteem for mental and physical health.
