(ANSA) - STRASBOURG, JANUARY 16 - The rule of law in Poland and Hungary has deteriorated. This is what MEPs wrote in a resolution calling for necessary, objective and transparent hearings, with concrete recommendations to the Member States, and the formal inclusion of Parliament in hearings before national authorities. Parliament said today that the hearings which are underway with Poland and Hungary have not led these countries to align themselves with the founding values of the European Union. In the resolution adopted with 446 votes in favor, 178 against and 41 abstentions, MEPs underlined that reports and statements from the Commission and international bodies, such as the UN, the OSCE and the Council of Europe, indicate that "the situation both in Poland and Hungary has deteriorated since the activation of Article 7 (1) of the Treaty on European Union." (ANSA).