Hungarian Pogrom
Hungary failed Wednesday to secure a Supreme Court detour in the suit it faces from Holocaust survivors whose property was stripped from them as they boarded trains destined for concentration camps.
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Hungary’s Orban Suspended by EU Conservative Party
The European Union’s most powerful political force, a European-wide collection of conservative parties, suspended Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s far-right prime minister who is seen by many as a dangerous autocrat undermining the European Union.
Read moreEU Center-Right Group Mulls Expelling Orban’s Party
The European Parliament’s main center-right group this month will discuss whether Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party should remain a member, amid anger over the anti-immigrant leader’s latest campaign against European Union leaders.
Read moreEU Commission Lashes Out at Orban Over Campaign Posters
A top European Union official has lashed out at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over election campaign posters alleging that EU headquarters has purposely weaken the bloc’s external borders to let in more migrants and provide easy visas.
Read more10 Found Guilty in Trial Over Hungary 2010 Red Sludge Flood
A Hungarian court has sentenced to prison two former executives of an alumina plant involved in the 2010 red sludge flood, an industrial disaster which killed eight people and injured more than 220.
Read moreNo End in Sight for Protests Across Europe
There seems to be no end in sight for large-scale anti-government protest movements in France, Hungary and Serbia. If anything, the desire to protest is likely to broaden across Europe as crucial European elections in May draw nearer.
Read moreProtest Season in Europe Spreads to Hungary
A season of fierce protests in Europe has hit Budapest, the capital of Hungary and seat of government of Viktor Orban, a far-right nationalist president who has openly slammed the European Union as a model of liberal democratic politics.
Read moreEU Rights Court Guts Hungary Law on Libelous Links
The European Court of Human Rights blasted Hungarian courts on Tuesday for upholding a libel verdict against a news outlet whose only “crime” was linking to a YouTube video inside a news story.
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Far-Right Parties on the March Across Europe
(CN) — “Merkel exit. Macron weak. Salvini strong. Brexit. The destruction of the EU is unfolding.” Done. Send. In 13
Read moreHungary Knocked for Mobile-Payment Monopoly
Europe’s highest court hammered Hungary on Wednesday for its operation of an illegal state monopoly: a national mobile payment system that is associated, among other services, with all road tolls, public parking and public transport.
Read moreEU Court Backs Hungarian Consumers in Contract Snarl
Tackling consumer-protection issues that the Hungarian Legislature has expressly ignored, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that national courts have a duty to study the fairness of contracts.
Read moreEU High Court Rejects Sentence-Based Asylum Rules
The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that an EU member state cannot turn down requests for international protection based solely on the sentence an applicant receives for a crime, and instead must assess the seriousness of the crime on an individual basis.
Read moreEU Parliament Opens Way for Sanctions Against Hungary
Last year it was Poland, now it’s Hungary’s turn to face sanctions from the European Union. The European Parliament voted Wednesday to initiate proceedings to sanction Hungary, a member state accused of passing laws that undermine the rule of law and violate democratic values and human rights.
Read moreEU Parliament Reprimands Hungary, Opening Political Fight
With drama and bitter accusations, the European Parliament’s battling factions – largely divided between left-wing and right-wing parties – hurled insults at each other Tuesday during a debate on whether Hungary should face sanctions for what some say are anti-democratic laws passed in recent years under a nationalist government.
Read moreExtraditions to Hungary Dicey Despite Prison Improvements
Parting with the advice of its magistrate, the European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday prison conditions must be assessed before prisoners can be extradited – regardless of the prisoner’s newly minted opportunity to challenge inhuman conditions in court.
Read morePrison Improvements Lift Cloud on Extraditions to Hungary
Improvements in Hungary’s prison system – namely, allowing inmates to sue over inhuman or degrading treatment – obligates law enforcement and courts to comply with arrest warrants issued by Hungarian authorities, an EU magistrate said Wednesday.
Read moreCroatian Prosecution of Oil CEO Suffers New Blow
A magistrate chided Croatia on Wednesday for trying to make Europe’s top court weigh in on Hungary’s refusal to execute an arrest warrant.
Read moreHungary: Editor Charged With Altering Prime Minister’s Words
Prosecutors in Hungary say they have filed charges against a newspaper editor accused of altering the words of Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an interview published in December 2016.
Read moreEU Magistrate Urges New Look at Hungary Consumer Laws
A couple saddled with burdensome loan payments because of currency fluctuations curried favor Thursday with a magistrate for Europe’s top court.
Read moreFamily-Tie Provision in Hungarian Property Law Draws Court’s Ire
Europe’s highest court scolded Hungary on Tuesday for enforcing a law that says individuals must have a close family tie to a property owner if they plan to make use of said land.
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