Orbán Sends Letter to EPP’s ‘Three Wise Men’ Evaluation Committee According to Népszava, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to the three-member committee, named the ‘three wise men,’ who... 2019.06.13.
Weber to Fidesz: Changes Needed to Keep Membership, Party’s Fate in EPP’s Hands As we have previously reported, Manfred Weber, the German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, was re-elected as... 2019.06.06.
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.
Election Committee Faults Govt Official for Meddling in Czeglédy Case The National Election Committee (NVB) has faulted a justice ministry official for writing to NVB members in connection with an... 2019.05.14.
Foreign Ministry Again Summons Swedish Ambassador Foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar has summoned the Swedish ambassador to Hungary over recent critical remarks by the Swedish... 2019.05.13.
Weber-Timmermans Debate: Agreement on ‘Problematic Hungarian Govt’ On Tuesday evening, the two leading contenders in the running for president of the European Commission, Manfred Weber and Frans... 2019.05.08.
Juncker: Orbán Is Not A Dictator President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker doesn’t think Viktor Orbán is a dictator nor does he believe in the... 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.
Timmermans: EC ‘Shares Concerns’ over Rule of Law in Hungary The European Commission shares the majority of concerns over the rule of law, human rights and corruption in Hungary, the... 2019.03.22.
Weber to Establish “Rule of Law” Body to Monitor EU Member States Manfred Weber, the group leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, and Udo di Fabio, the former judge... 2019.03.18.
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.
Justice Minister: Hungarian Judiciary Independent Hungary's justice minister, in an interview to Austrian newspaper Die Presse, underlined the independence of Hungary's justice system. László Trócsányi,... 2019.02.22.
Govt Won’t Receive Dutch Parlt Delegation Probing Rule of Law in Hungary The Hungarian government will not receive the Dutch parliamentary delegation visiting Budapest to investigate the state of the rule of... 2019.02.05.
Fidesz MEP: EP Hungary Debate ‘Cheapest Auto-Da-Fe’ Ever The recent debate held in the European Parliament about the rule of law in Hungary can be regarded as "the... 2019.02.04.
DK Calls for Audit Office Chief’s Dismissal The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will initiate dismissing the head of the State Audit Office (ASZ) whose authority the party... 2019.02.04.
EP Debate on Hungary: Same Accusations Back and Forth The European Parliament has been debating over Hungary’s rule of law, fundamental rights and recent developments since last September. However,... 2019.01.31.
Govt on EP Debate: No Reason for Discussion The Hungarian government will not participate in next week's European Parliamentary debate on the rule of law in Hungary, Gergely... 2019.01.24.
EP Voted: Member States Jeopardizing the Rule of Law Risk Losing EU Funds At this week’s plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament endorsed a draft law on a new tool meant to... 2019.01.17.
Weber Would Restrict Hungary’s Access to EU Funds in Case of Deficiencies in the Rule of Law Lead candidate (Spitzenkandidat) of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, thinks the European Union needs a tougher and more... 2019.01.16.
European Parliament to Debate the Situation in Hungary Several issues concerning Hungary — including the recent amendments to the labor code — will be included in the European... 2019.01.10.
