Three Times As Much Criticism of Hungary in European Commission Report than Praise Vera Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency Hungary and Poland have both received plenty of... 2023.07.06.
Commissioner Reynders Still Finds Rule of Law Situation in Hungary Problematic, Justice Min. Disagrees The Europen Commission's opinion has not changed significantly in the past months regarding problems it listed in its rule of... 2021.11.12.
Justice Min: Gov’t in Favor of ‘Europe of Strong Nations’ Hungary's government wants to see Europe as a "strong alliance of strong nations", Justice Minister Judit Varga said during an... 2021.10.26.
Justice Min in Sweden: ‘We say no to the outsourcing of the rule of law’ Justice Minister Judit Varga held talks on the issue of the rule of law in Hungary and the future of... 2021.10.19.
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.
PMO Head: Referendum on Child Protection to Be Held Late 2021, Early 2022 The referendum on child protection will be held at the end of 2021 or early 2022, and is expected to... 2021.07.22.
FM Szijjártó to BBC: Hungary Under Constant Attack from Brussels Hungary is under "continuous attack from Brussels, whatever we decide, European institutions find a way to put some pressure on... 2021.07.22.
Justice Min: EC Rule-of-law Report Should Not Be Used for Ideological Purposes The European Commission's new rule-of-law report to be issued on Tuesday should not be used for ideological purposes and for... 2021.07.20.
GRECO Urges Hungary to Make ‘More Determined Measures’ to Improve Level of Transparency Hungary's amended conflict of interest law concerning lawmakers improves clarity regarding the consequences of abuses, the Council of Europe said... 2020.11.18.
Fidesz MEP Queries Jourova on Ties with Hungarian Opposition Tamás Deutsch, an MEP of ruling Fidesz, has sent a letter to European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova, asking her about... 2020.10.15.
Kövér in Poland: Rule of Law Issue and Recovery Package Talks Should be Kept Separate The debate around the rule of law and the European Union's next seven-year budget and post-pandemic recovery package should be... 2020.10.14.
Justice Minister Wants Meetings of EU Affairs Officials to be Made Public Hungary on Tuesday put forward a proposal to make meetings of EU affairs officials open to all European Union citizens,... 2020.10.14.
Justice Minister Calls on Momentum MEP to Leave Politics after Denying Consultations with Commissioner Jourova A leaked video recording of opposition Momentum MEP Anna Donáth shows her "boasting" about having regular informal consultations with European... 2020.10.12.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Weeklies on Rule-of-law Criticism by the European Commission Opposition-leaning commentators believe the European Union is still too weak to enforce its rule of law criteria, while pro-government columnists... 2020.10.12.
Justice Minister: EC Rule of Law Report Ignores Detailed Summaries Submitted by Hungary The European Commission has ignored in its recent rule of law report detailed summaries, data and comparative analyses submitted by... 2020.10.10.
Justice Minister in EUObserver: EC Rule of Law Report Wrong in Many Ways The first rule of law report published by the European Commission last week is wrong in many ways and cannot... 2020.10.08.
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.
Orbán Calls for Cooperation to Seize Momentum for ‘Breakthrough’ in Doctors’ Wage Hike The novel coronavirus in Hungary is spreading at a faster pace than ever, putting the country under increasing pressure until... 2020.10.04.
Hungarian Press Roundup: European Commission Scrutinizes Rule of Law in Hungary A pro-government columnist contends that the European Commission rule of law report on Hungary mirrors the views of the ‘Soros... 2020.10.03.
Justice Min Varga to Die Zeit: ‘We want to stop migration’ Germany's liberal weekly Die Zeit published an interview with Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga headlined "We want to stop migration",... 2020.10.01.
EC Report on Rule of Law Stirs Tension Between Brussels and Hungary, Opposition Parties Blame Gov’t for Criticism The European Commission has published its first-ever rule-of-law report on Wednesday, according to which democracy is suffering in several European... 2020.10.01.