JM Varga Says European Commission Wants Hungary to Let Migrants In The European Court of Justice and the European Commission's ruling on the "Stop Soros" law package aims to get Hungary... 2021.11.20.
Merkel Calls for EC to Attempt Compromise Before Halting Funds, but Commission Planning to Use Rule-of-Law Tool within Days Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked the European Union to try to find some compromise with Polish and Hungarian... 2021.10.19.
Govt Official: Global Minimum Tax against Hungary’s Interests Hungary refuses to give up its financial sovereignty by introducing a global minimum corporate tax rate, finance ministry state secretary... 2021.08.14.
Ministry of Justice Shares Numbers on Covert Intelligence Authorizations From the beginning of 2021 until news broke out of the Pegasus case, Justice Minister Judit Varga gave permission for... 2021.08.13.
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: EU Court Rushing Adjudication of Rule of Law Issue The European court, at the behest of the European Parliament, is fastracking a procedure related to the rule of law... 2021.06.12.
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.
European Court: Hungary Failing to Comply with Tobacco Excise Tax Hike Hungary has failed to comply with European Union regulations by keeping the excise tax on tobacco products below the required... 2021.03.25.
Justice Minister: EC Vice President Jourova ‘Has Put Political Pressure on EU Court’ Brussels is trying to destroy traditional values by using rule-of-law blackmail and sanctions, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Saturday.... 2021.03.22.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Hungary and Poland Challenge EU Rule of Law Conditionality A left-wing columnist finds Hungary’s legal challenge to EU rule of law conditionality rules controversial. A pro-government pundit thinks that... 2021.03.19.
Hungary, Poland Challenge EU in Court over Funding Linked to Rule of Law Hungary and Poland have filed a suit in connection with the mechanism in the European Union budget that links EU... 2021.03.11.
Justice Minister: Govt Ready to Scrap Law Over Infringement Procedure Hungary is ready to scrap the legislation on foreign-funded NGOs, and has sent a draft amendment to the statute to... 2021.02.19.
EU Border Agency Frontex Leaving Hungary Due to Rule of Law Violations Frontex, the European Union’s official border agency, announced on Wednesday that it is suspending its joint operations along the Hungarian... 2021.01.28.
EU Court: Hungary Failing to Fulfil Obligation to Protect Asylum-seekers Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligation under EU law to grant international protection to illegal migrants from third countries,... 2020.12.17.
EU Court: Telecoms Infringe Net Neutrality by Waiving Tariffs for Some Apps The European Union's top court has ruled that mobile operators favouring some apps over others when setting their tariffs violate... 2020.09.15.
ECJ Rules in Favour of Hungary in Infringement Procedure on Utility Fees The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Hungary's law on utility fees does not violate European Union regulations... 2020.07.20.
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.
EU Court: Tax on Google Lawful While Hungarian Penalty System Is Not The system of penalties relating to the Hungarian tax on advertising is not compatible with EU law, the Luxembourg-based Court... 2020.03.04.
Hungary’s Sectoral Taxes Compatible with EU Law, says EU Court Hungarian special taxes on the turnover of telecommunications and retail companies were compatible with EU law, the Luxembourg court said... 2020.03.03.
Ministry: EU Member States Ready for Legal Action over Planned Measures Affecting Road Haulage Companies Nine European Union member states are prepared to turn to the European Court of Justice seeking the annulment of certain... 2020.02.19.
