Govt Reaction to CJEU Decision: “It’s about the Child Protection Act, not the Rule of Law” After the Court of Justice of the European Union rejected Hungary and Poland’s complaint that the EU may cut funds... 2022.02.16.
Justice Min on LIBE Report: Gov’t Always Respected EU Values, Rejects Political Pressure Widepsread corruption, threats to judicial independence and media freedom are among the main findings of the report by the European... 2021.12.01.
Justice Minister Calls on EU to Drop Infringement Procedures against Hungary Justice Minister Judit Varga on Wednesday called on the European Commission to drop infringement procedures against Hungary. In a Facebook... 2021.10.14.
PM Orbán: Those Campaigning with CEU’s Expulsion Were not Telling Truth Those who have been campaigning on the premise that the Central European University (CEU) has been shuttered have clearly not... 2021.09.19.
Orbán: Socialist-Liberal Gov’t Turned against People after 2006 Őszöd Speech People in protests following the leaked "Oszod speech" in 2006 were "not only beaten and left in blood", the then... 2021.09.17.
Orbán’s Proposal for Radical Changes Regarding EP Angers EU Politicians The European Parliament has proven itself a dead-end for European democracy and that its role should therefore be significantly reduced... 2021.06.22.
European Parliament Pressures Commission to Act Against Hungary MEPs have voted that if the European Commission does not initiate its rule of law procedure against Hungary and Poland,... 2021.06.11.
Rule of Law Concerns Risk of Hungary’s EU Funds, Gov’t Claims Proceeding Politically Motivated The Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Hungary's legal challenge to overturn a European Parliament resolution that triggered... 2021.06.04.
Justice Minister: Hungary Maintains Position that Passage of Sargentini Report Was Unlawful The Hungarian government maintains its position that the European Parliament's launch of the Article 7 procedure against Hungary in 2018... 2020.12.03.
Advocate General Advises EU Court to Dismiss Hungarian Action on Article 7 Procedure The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has advised the court to dismiss Hungary's... 2020.12.03.
Signature Drive in EPP for Fidesz MEP Deutsch’s Expulsion After Gestapo Comparison After Tamás Deutsch compared the EPP's insistence on the rule of law criteria to communist and Nazi-like methods, certain EPP... 2020.12.02.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Debate Over Rule of Law Continues Left-wing and liberal commentators accuse the government of waging a propaganda war in its handling of EU criticism of the... 2020.10.05.
Fidesz: EU Summit Hungary’s ‘Financial, Moral Victory’ The agreement reached at the recent European Union summit is a "financial and moral victory" for Hungary; the country closed... 2020.07.22.
Together for Europe’s Recovery: Germany Takes Up the EU Presidency “Together for Europe’s Recovery” is the motto announced by Chancellor Angela Merkel, as Germany took over the presidency of the... 2020.07.03.
Legality of Sargentini Report Adoption to be Decided in October Back in 2018, the Hungarian government turned to the Court of Justice of the European Union because it disputed the... 2020.06.30.
Justice Minister: ‘Deceitful’ Sargentini Report Passed by ‘Pro-Migration EP Majority’ The "deceitful" Sargentini report critical of the rule of law in Hungary was pushed through by the European Parliament's "pro-migration... 2020.06.29.
Hungarian Press Roundup: European Parliament to Debate on Hungary Again Opinions diverge on the decision by the European Parliament to discuss Hungary’s ‘coronavirus legislation’. Hungarian press roundup by budapost.eu In Népszava,... 2020.05.08.
Fidesz Supports Speeding Up Article 7 Procedure Hungary's ruling Fidesz party and its government support speeding up the European Union's Article 7 procedure against the country, Fidesz... 2020.02.26.
EP Factions Dissatisfied with Article 7 Proceedings Calling for Action The European Parliament's political groups are concerned that the Article 7 procedure against Poland and Hungary is currently on hold... 2020.02.24.
Weber Calls on European Council to Put Article 7 Proceedings on Agenda, Fidesz Agrees Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg, Chairman of the EPP... 2020.02.12.
Brexit, Huxit, and Taking up the Mantle of Sovereignty in the EU On the night of January 31st, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. Although there is a transition period... 2020.02.07.
