News tagged with: rule of law

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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EU Commissioner: “Countries Without Respect for the Rule of Law Shouldn’t Be Using European Taxpayers’ Money”

Following the weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners, Finnish Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, spoke...

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