The Hungarian government has backtracked on plans to reform the country’s court system, avoiding a showdown with the EU, which had criticised the measures for posing a threat to the... read more →
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is “deliberately opaque, grossly undermines the European Union’s environmental goals and is warped by corruption and self-dealing”, according to a New York Times report... read more →
Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga denounced the EU’s disciplinary procedures against Hungary as a ‘witch hunt’ after a hearing on Monday in Brussels where she had been invited to face... read more →
The European People's Party (EPP), an umbrella organisation for conservative, Christian democratic parties in the European parliament, has launched a process to exclude Hungary's Fidesz, the governing party of Prime... read more →
Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has said that he fled to Hungary because of threats he received that he would be killed in prison in Macedonia, where he was... read more →
Ukraine remains the most corrupt country in Europe, followed by Moldova and Albania, according to a new report released by Transparency International today. Among EU member states, Bulgaria, Hungary and... read more →
The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has sharply criticised the Hungarian police for the ill-treatment of illegal migrants.... read more →
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of launching the Article 7 procedure against Hungary for violating European values, raising the prospect of Budapest being sanctioned by Brussels. The... read more →
A decisive vote in the European Parliament will take place on Wednesday 12 September in Strasbourg on the launching of an Article 7 procedure against Hungary, in what would only... read more →
The European Commission decided on Thursday to refer Hungary to the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) for "non-compliance" with EU legislation on asylum and the return of migrants. The Commission... read more →
