Govt Scraps Plan to Set up Public Administration Courts The government has decided not to set up a separate system of public administration courts but legislation currently under preparation... 2019.11.04.
Viktor Orbán to Meet New EU Commission President Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet Ursula von der Leyen, incoming president of the European Commission, for talks on August... 2019.07.29.
Will Von der Leyen’s Agenda Confront Orbán Govt’s Policies? German nominee for Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, had several meetings in Brussels in order to convince MEPs to... 2019.07.11.
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.
Postponement of Admin Courts: Fidesz to Pay a Price for Miscalculated EP Results? In one of the first decisions made after the EP elections which brought Fidesz a clear victory in Hungary, but... 2019.06.07.
Govt to Propose Postponing Introduction of Public Admin Courts The government will motion to initiate in parliament the postponement of the introduction of public administration courts indefinitely, the head... 2019.05.30.
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.
Ministry Welcomes Venice Commission’s View that Law Changes will Obviate Criticisms Hungary's justice ministry has welcomed the view expressed by a Venice Commission official regarding the body's report on the country's... 2019.03.19.
Justice Minister: Independence of Judges not in Danger The newly established administrative courts do not endanger the independence of the judiciary in Hungary, and the Venice Commission's opinion... 2019.03.18.
Venice Commission: Law on Administrative Courts ‘Lacking Checks and Balances’ Under Hungary's new law on administrative courts "very extensive powers are concentrated in the hands of a few stakeholders" while... 2019.03.18.
Opposition Turns to Top Court to Review Admin Court Law The opposition is submitting a joint request to Hungary's Constitutional Court to review the law establishing administrative courts, saying the... 2019.02.01.
New Admin Courts: People’s or Govt’s Interest? In last Wednesday's chaotic session, the National Assembly accepted the establishment of a system of independent administrative courts which will have the... 2018.12.20.
PM’s Cabinet Chief: EP Elections ‘Crucial’ for Hungary, Europe Next year's European Parliamentary elections will be "crucial both for Hungary and the European Union", the prime minister's cabinet chief... 2018.12.20.
Judit Varga: From Sargentini to Hungarian Opinion piece by Judit Varga, the Minister of State for European Union Relations. The article was originally published on Mandiner.... 2018.12.19.
Council of Europe Calls on President Áder to Send Law on Admin Courts back to Parlt Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, on Friday called on Hungarian President János Áder to return... 2018.12.14.
Parlt Approves Law Establishing Administrative Courts Parliament on Wednesday approved legislation establishing a system of independent administrative courts that have the authority to make rulings in... 2018.12.12.
Judicial System Change: Public Admin Courts to Be Set Up by 2020 The justice ministry plans to set up public administration courts, a new structure within the judicial system to deal with... 2018.09.21.
