Ukraine Must Restore Minority Rights, Warns MP Hungary stands by Ukraine, respects the unity of the country, and considers it important to preserve its independence. At the... 2023.06.22.
Venice Commission Opinion a Damning Report on Ukraine’s New Minority Law The Council of Europe's constitutional expert body, the Venice Commission, based in Strasbourg, believes that all persons belonging to national... 2023.06.14.
Ukraine’s Minority Legislation Hinders EU Integration President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) receives a medal from Ukrainiain President Volodymyr Zelensky. Brussels has... 2023.04.05.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Child Protection Law ‘Incompatible’ with Int’l Human Rights Norms The Venice Commission has said amendments to Hungary's child protection law were "incompatible" with international human rights norms. In a... 2021.12.14.
PM Orbán: Brussels ‘Trying to Intervene’ in 2022 General Election The Hungarian government will use the referendum on its amendment to the child protection law to strengthen its position against... 2021.12.03.
Govt Spox Protests Venice Commission ‘Joining Campaign Against Hungary’ It is "not even surprising" that the Council of Europe's Venice Commission has "joined a series of international attacks against... 2021.07.07.
CoE Calls on Hungary to Reconsider Constitutional Amendments The Venice Commission has called on the government to reconsider recent amendments to Hungary's constitution so as "to avoid possible... 2021.07.06.
Zsolt András Varga Nominated as President of Supreme Court Kúria Zsolt András Varga has been nominated to serve as president of the Kúria, Hungary's supreme court, by President János Áder.... 2020.10.05.
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.
Foreign Minister: Hungary Supports UN Efforts to Protect National Minorities Hungary resolutely supports United Nations efforts to protect the language rights of indigenous and national minority communities, Foreign Minister Péter... 2019.12.18.
Szijjártó Urges Ukraine to Change Language Law after Venice Commission Opinion Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Saturday that a fresh opinion of the Venice Commission said that Ukraine's language law... 2019.12.09.
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.
Govt Official: Hungary’s Migration Policy Reason for Venice Commission Assessment The Venice Commission is assessing a law on Hungary's migration tax, a government official said on Thursday, because the country's... 2018.11.16.
Venice Commission Head up to Follow up on Ukraine Edu Law Recommendations Gianni Buquicchio, the president of the Venice Commission, will take a role in following up on the body’s recommendations on... 2018.06.28.
Sargentini’s Report Could Strip Hungary of EU Voting Rights On Monday, the European Parliament (EP) released a special report about Hungary's alleged infringement of EU values. The report was... 2018.06.26.
Venice Commission Calls for Repeal of Orbán Government’s “Stop Soros” Legislation Today, legal experts of the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on issues of constitutional law, called for... 2018.06.22.
Lex CEU: Council of Europe Delivers Opinion on Hungary’s Controversial Higher-Ed Legislation The Council of Europe’s commission acknowledged in the document that European countries have a right to regulate foreign universities operating... 2017.08.14.
Hungary Protects Poland Against EU Criticism For Constitutional Court Reform Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has spoken out for the Polish government at today's EU summit in Brussels, accusing the... 2016.03.18.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Media Regulations Improving But Concerns Still Remain Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires... 2015.06.22.
