EU court fines Hungary
Saturday, June 15th, 2024In the latest of his highly opinionated columns, a pro-government pundit vituperates against the court ruling. READ MORE
EU court rules payments can be frozen to Poland and Hungary
Friday, February 18th, 2022A left-wing and a pro-government columnist ponder the implications of Wednesday’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union. READ MORE
Poland and EU on a crash course
Friday, October 29th, 2021Left-wing and liberal commentators interpret the latest ruling of the Polish Constitutional Court on a verdict by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) as a declaration of the primacy of Polish over EU law. They deem this an existential threat to the unity of the EU. A liberal legal expert describes the issue as juridically not fully unequivocal. READ MORE
Hungary’s Article 7 procedural objection rejected by top EU court
Saturday, June 5th, 2021A pro-government commentator expresses outrage over the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union which decided that the European Parliament acted according to EU law when it disregarded the abstentions in the vote on launching an Article 7 procedure against Hungary. READ MORE
European Court rules against Hungary over CEU
Thursday, October 8th, 2020In a first analysis of the verdict, a legal expert thinks the European Court of Justice departed from its own traditions when ruling that the 2017 amendment to the Higher Education Act violated European law. READ MORE
Hungary closes down Transit Zones
Saturday, May 23rd, 2020A liberal author predicts another infringement procedure against Hungary by the European Commission, while a pro-government commentator welcomes the government’s decision. READ MORE