Press Roundup: EU Court Rules Payments Can Be Frozen to Poland and Hungary A left-wing and a pro-government columnist ponder the implications of Wednesday’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European... 2022.02.18.
CJEU Ruling on Rule of Law Fund Cuts: EC Satisfied, EP Impatient, Fidesz Critical "I welcome these judgments, which follow the position that the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council, and ten Member States... 2022.02.17.
Opposition Lambasts Orbán Gov’t after EU Top Court’s Dismissal of Hungarian Rule of Law Challenge "Orbán was defeated at the European Court of Justice, but Hungary and the Hungarian people won,” said Momentum MEP Katalin... 2022.02.16.
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.
CJEU Rejects Actions by Poland and Hungary Against Rule of Law Mechanism The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected Hungary's and Poland's complaint that the EU may cut funds... 2022.02.16.
PM Orbán: Hungary Stands by Border Protection Practices Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday that Hungary stood by its border protection practices and it would "not allow... 2021.12.21.
Orbán: ‘Europeans today have no right to their country, language, culture, family and their God’ The government is obliged to defend Hungary's constitutional identity, even if doing so clashes with a recent ruling by the... 2021.12.20.
Gov’t: Top Court Strengthened Hungarian Migration Policy Friday's ruling of Hungary's Constitutional Court has bolstered the government's migration policy and allows its full implementation, the Prime Minister's... 2021.12.11.
“There is no single uniform concept of rule of law” – Interview with Fidesz MEP László Trócsányi Rule of law can vary from country to country because it is embedded historically, culturally, politically, and philosophically in a... 2021.12.03.
Actions Complied with EU Law in Case Brought before CJEU, Says Prosecutor’s Office The Public Prosecutor's did not violate EU law when he declared unlawful a Budapest judge's decision to suspend a criminal... 2021.11.25.
EU Court: Proceeding of Hungary’s Supreme Court Unlawful Both Chief Prosecutor Péter Polt and Hungary’s Supreme Court acted contrary to EU law, according to a judgment by the... 2021.11.24.
EC Rejects PM Orbán’s Request to Stop Infringement Procedures Viktor Orbán sent a letter to the European Commission asking them to suspend its infringement procedures against Hungary. However, the... 2021.11.24.
Gov’t to ECJ Ruling: We Will Prevent Hungary from Becoming ‘Immigrant Country’ Hungary's current government, as long as it is in power, "will enforce the will of the Hungarian people and prevent... 2021.11.17.
EU Court: Hungary Breaking EU Law by Criminalising Help for Asylum Seekers Hungary's criminalisation of help given to people in making their claim for asylum breaches EU law, the European Court of... 2021.11.17.
PM Orbán: Hungary Stands by Poland Amid EU ‘Abuse of Power’ Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday met Polish President Andrzej Duda in Budapest, and said that Hungary supported Poland amid... 2021.09.09.
CJEU Rules Hungary Law on FX Loans Complies with EU Directive The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday ruled that Hungarian legislation that prohibits the annulment of... 2021.09.02.
European Commission Sues Hungary over Refugee Rules The European Commission has filed a lawsuit with the Court of Justice of the EU against Hungary for what the... 2021.07.15.
Justice Minister: Hungary Proposes New Regulation on NGOs ‘in Line with EU Law’ The Hungarian government agrees with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that transparency is a legitimate, democratic... 2021.05.01.
Government Revokes Controversial NGO Law Following an EU Court ruling and the Commission's infringement procedure, the Fidesz-led government eventually backed off, revoking the law it... 2021.04.22.
Steep Tobacco Price Increase Too Much for Hungarians’ Pockets Hungary once again raised the excise tax on tobacco, taking the price of a pack of cigarettes to historic heights.... 2021.04.06.
Justice Minister: ‘EP Violating Every Rule-of-law Principle’ Justice Minister Judit Varga on Thursday accused the European Parliament of putting "political pressure" on the European Court of Justice... 2021.03.26.
