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Justice Ministers discuss rule of law and democracy in Sweden
The justice ministers of Sweden, Hungary, Belgium, and Spain and EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders met in Stockholm.
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Justice Minister: Hungary upholds the separation of powers and judicial independence
Minister Varga said the country’s judges were independent and could not be influenced in the course of their deliberations, while a procedure defined by law was the only way of...
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EU Justice Commissioner: EC fully committed to ensuring rule of law is respected in Hungary
Didier Reynders said the Commission will continue consultations with Hungary on the implementation of all reforms and the fulfilment of all criteria necessary for unlocking the funds.
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Justice Minister: Hungary taken "huge step" towards unblocking cohesion funds
Minister Varga said talks between Hungary and the European Commission on the package of judicial reforms are focused on a narrow set of political issues and are now “in the...
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Gulyás: Hungary rejects attempts to create a uniform Europe
Hungary rejects attempts to create a uniform Europe but sees no alternative other than to remain a member of the EU and NATO.
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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 concerns and applies double standards.
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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”.