When voting on those recommendations, Hungary’s representative not only voted in breach of the common position adopted by the Council, but even made a statement contradicting that common position. In view of that situation, the European Commission brought an action for failure to fulfil obligations against Hungary. According to the Commission, Hungary infringed the European Union’s exclusive external competence and the Council decision on the common position, and acted in breach of principle of sincere cooperation. In its judgment, the Court rules in favour of the Commission and finds that Hungary failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law. That Member State thereby also infringed the Council decision on the common position that had been adopted in exercise of that exclusive competence.