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Court passes amendment to criminal proceedings law
A recent legislative amendment making it possible to raise corruption cases in court is in line with Hungary’s constitution.
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Justice Minister: The European Parliament should focus on real problems
The justice minister branded the European Parliament’s recent rule-of-law report saying that Hungary was no longer a full democracy but rather an “electoral autocracy” as “nonsense”.
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Fidesz blasts EP for "busily attacking Hungary" amid current crisis
“The people of Europe are enduring an energy crisis thanks to Brussels’ failed sanctions, yet the left-wing European Parliament’s priority, even so, is to attack Hungary.”
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Spanish MEP: EP report condemning Hungary is politically biased
Jorge Buxadé Villalba said the report condemning Hungary, which was voted on Wednesday in the EP's LIBE Committee, is based on subjective opinions and politically biased statements, contains vaguely worded...
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Justice Minister: Hungary provides answers to rule of law concerns
The Hungarian government has received the European Commission’s annual report on the state of the rule of law in member states “calmly” and “retained its position to continue a professional dialogue” even in the “single fire it is well accustomed to”.
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Gulyás: Brussels is wrong to "play the same tune" as the Hungarian Left
Brussels is making a mistake when it "plays the same tune" as the Hungarian Left, as Hungarians have just rejected it by a large majority.
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Justice Minister: Court adviser only gave an opinion
Lawmakers representing ruling Fidesz in the EP said they would continue to make every effort to resist “blackmail” masked as “rule of law”.
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MEP: EC's rule of law report is “political blackmail dressed up in legal garb"
Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi said the report was “full of absurd claims that have nothing to do with reality”.
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Justice Minister slams EC's latest rule of law report
“We are not surprised: the latest report of the European Commission focuses on the Hungarian Law on Child Protection,” Minister Varga said.
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A European Commission failure: Rule of Law Report a mere regurgitation of our political opponents’ favorite accusations
The European Commission’s second “Rule of Law Report” displays the same level of double standards as its predecessor and lacks any objective application of agreed upon criteria.
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Justice Minister: EC's new rule-of-law report should not be used for ideological purposes
The justice minister said the states’ sovereignty and the treaties of the European Union must be respected.
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A brief introduction to the hypocrisy of official Sweden
Sweden’s Foreign Ministry published its biannual report on Hungary on Wednesday. It seems they’re quite worried, but it reeks of hypocrisy.
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Justice Minister: Debate on the rule of law is “finally where it should be”
During a meeting in Luxembourg, ministers exchanged views about the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the national prosecutors’ work in the member states.