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Following the meetings, Germany, Poland, the Baltic states and other member states threatened to boycott EU meetings chaired by Hungary. The European Parliament delayed Orbán's speech to open the Hungarian presidency to as late as September, which parliament officials claimed was to "focus on nominees for the European Commission". [10]
Skyrocketing prices – Hungary has recorded the highest inflation in the EU for most of the last year, rising over to 20% for 11 months – have undermined consumer demand. In October, Hungarians ...
The European Commission referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU, as Hungary failed to respond to the concerns brought up during the 2021 infringement procedures (15 July). [ 54 ] [ 55 ] The European Commission froze regular EU-payouts and grants allocated to Hungary because of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary ...
In June 2020, the Hungarian parliament voted to end the rule by decree, but this left the government more powerful than before the crisis. [19] Usage of Article 7 was discussed again in January 2024 when Hungary blocked unanimous EU support for Ukraine. [20] [21] Freedom House ratings for European Union and surrounding states, in 2019. [22]
The day after Hungarians voted in the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government declared a big win, but missing from the victory speeches was an acknowledgement that ...
Hungary's new sovereignty law could have "a chilling effect" on free and democratic debate in the country, a panel of constitutional law experts from the Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog ...
Election blackout [1] [2] [3] or election silence [4] [5] is the practice of banning political campaigning or media coverage of a general election, before or during that election. Often, the publication of opinion polls is illegal during this time.
The EU is considering its options to block Hungary from vetoing hundreds of billions of dollars worth of sanctions against Russia, including an 81-year-old decree that can only be signed by the ...