Interview Raises Questions about Judicial Impartiality A Hungarian judge who criticized the Orbán government in an interview with The Guardian and raised concerns about judicial impartiality,... 2022.08.16.
Top Court: No Basis for EC Objections to Hungarian Judicial Appointments The European Commission's objections to how judges in Hungary are appointed -- raised within the rule-of-law mechanism launched against the... 2022.04.29.
CoE Calls on Hungary to Implement ECHR Ruling on Former Supreme Court President The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has expressed concern about Hungary delaying the implementation of an European... 2022.03.11.
LIBE Delegation Head: Fair Play in Hungarian Elections ‘Doubtful’ in Light of Fidesz’s Power Hungary has a kind of "one party system," and the fact that "one single party has put its people everywhere,... 2021.10.06.
Justice Minister: Gov’t Responding to ‘Unprecedented Attacks by Brussels’ Hungary has been attacked by Brussels "on an unprecedented proportion only because the protection of children and families remains our... 2021.08.03.
Council of Europe: Gov’t Bills Would Have Detrimental Effect on Human Rights if Passed The Council of Europe has called on Hungary's parliament to postpone voting on bills the government submitted last Friday, predicting... 2020.11.20.
‘Today, rule of law is anything they don’t like about Hungary and Poland’ – Justice Minister Varga at the Hungary at First ‘Site’ Conference Following the news that Hungary informed the German EU presidency that due to the rule of law debate it will... 2020.11.18.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Dispute over the Meaning of the ‘Rule of Law’ A conservative commentator suggests that the ‘rule of law’ is an empty concept used as a blunt weapon by liberals.... 2020.10.15.
State Secy Kovács to Danish Foreign Minister: ‘Rule of Law in Hungary Alive and Well’ Reacting to an article by Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod claiming that Poland and Hungary jeopardised the very foundations of... 2020.09.23.
Orbán: Coronavirus Likely to Reach Hungary but Migration Historical Challenge Hungary should be prepared for further waves of migrants and "regular, massive attacks" on its border fence in the south,... 2020.02.28.
Gov’t Seeks Strong Backing by Way of New ‘National Consultation’ The government has clear positions on the issues that sparked heated public debates over the past few months but seeks... 2020.02.13.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Polt Confirmed as Chief Prosecutor, Handó Elected Constitutional Court Judge A left-wing commentator calls both the Chief Prosecutor and the new Constitutional Court judge controversial figures who have harmed the... 2019.11.06.
Rule of Law Sanctions Only against Anti-immigration Governments, Says Justice Minister The Hungarian government's political opponents "have completely distorted" the idea of the rule of law, Justice Minister Judit Varga said... 2019.09.05.
New Justice Minister: “Witch Hunt” against Hungarian Judiciary System Employees of the judiciary sector may see their wages raised as soon as next year, Judit Varga, who was sworn... 2019.07.16.
Govt Spox: The Guardian Op-ed on Hungary Democracy ‘Doesn’t Square with Reality’ In a letter addressed to the editor of The Guardian, Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary for international communications and relations,... 2019.07.04.
Partl Postpones Introduction of Public Admin Courts Lawmakers on Tuesday decided in a unanimous vote to postpone the introduction of public administration courts for an indefinite period... 2019.07.02.
Top Court: Law on Administration Courts in Line with Constitution Hungary's top court has rejected a submission requesting a review of the law on setting up independent administrative courts, establishing... 2019.06.20.
Council of Europe: ‘Human Rights Violations in Hungary’ Hungary must do more for the protection of refugees, the independence of civil society and the judiciary, gender equality and... 2019.05.21.
Govt Slams EC List of Trust in Judiciary in Member States Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary for international communication and relations, on Monday slammed the European Commission's figures on trust in... 2019.04.29.
Kövér: “Judicial Independence Is Not Absolute Nor Can It Be Self-serving” Judicial independence is not absolute nor can it be self-serving, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér told a conference marking the... 2019.04.24.
