The European Commission has demanded the Hungarian government pay a EUR 200 million fine for non-compliance with European Union common policy, stemming from a 2020 European Court of Justice ruling on asylum and migration regulations. Following a recent court decision, if the government refuses to pay, the amount owed to Brussels could increase by millions each week.
The European Commission (EC) issued a letter and a payment notice to the Hungarian government on 16 July, according to spokesman Christian Wiegand, who spoke to Népszava. The Commission is requesting that Hungary provide information on how it will implement the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding asylum rules. Additionally, the EC is calling on the government to pay a fine of EUR 200 million within 45 days. This fine was imposed due to the Orbán government’s refusal to align its asylum regulations with EU policy.
Brussels fines Hungarian government over asylum policy
The issue dates back to 2020 when the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Hungarian asylum and migration laws were incompatible with EU laws. The court identified several issues:
- Asylum seekers’ access to the asylum procedure
- Hungary’s assurance that applicants have a right to legal redress
- Authorities illegally detaining asylum seekers in transit zones
Although the government has since closed the transit zones, it has not taken further substantive measures to comply with European Union principles. This represents a serious breach of the EU principle of solidarity, for which the European Commission filed a complaint in February 2022, requesting the court impose a lump sum and a daily fine for failure to comply with the verdict.
On 13 June this year, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled against Hungary for its failure to comply with the 2020 decision. The court imposed a EUR 200 million fine on Hungary, with an additional penalty of EUR 1 million for each day of delay in compliance. The court stated that the Hungarian government’s failure to comply is “deliberately circumventing the application of a common EU policy as a whole and constitutes an unprecedented and very serious breach of EU law.”
Transit zone of Tompa
Photo: Rebecca Harms/Flickr
Hungary may be deprived of EU funds?
As Népszava points out, the Hungarian government currently owes Brussels a total of EUR 240 million, which will increase by EUR 1 million every day until Hungarian migration and asylum rules are harmonised with EU law.
The latest letter from the European Commission only calls on the Orbán government to pay the initial lump sum of EUR 200 million within the next 45 days. If it fails to do so, another formal notice will be issued, giving the Hungarian government 15 days to comply. If, after a total of 60 days, the money is not received, Brussels will begin to gradually claim the sums, plus interest, from the EU funds Hungary would otherwise be eligible to receive.
As Népszava recalls, after the June ruling, Viktor Orbán described the decision of the Curia as outrageous and unacceptable, stating that Hungary would not give in to the blackmail of Brussels bureaucrats. European Affairs Minister János Bóka commented, “We have received the court’s verdict and we will examine ways and means of complying with a significant part of the judgment, other than the obligation to pay. This work is ongoing.”
Read also:
- EP: Hungary must comply with EU rules – HERE
- Hungary does not intend to implement EU migration pact, says official – Read HERE
Source: Népszava
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Steiner Michael – Laws are MADE not to be BROKEN.
You join a club, your “signature of membership” contractually BINDS you – to the Laws of your Membership.
Your signature after being accepted of Membership – is your AGREEMENT to COMPLY to Law(s) of your Membership conditions – COMPLY.
Prior to you SIGNING – in your “Duty of Care” exercising “Due Diligence” – you would HAVE read all the “Fine” print and SOUGHT – a 2nd opinion & “other” – if conditions REQUIRED explanation or clarification of your “Contract of Membership” – there concern to YOU prior to SIGNING.
Orban – the Fidesz Government, there Abysmal FAILING, there non practice to Comply – to the Laws of the Membership of the European Union – Guilty as CHARGED.
Pressurization mounts on the name Orban and his Fidesz Government, that IMPACKS massively, adding to the DESTRUCTION process of Hungary, through the name, as you are, the WRONGFULNESS in believing the name – Victor Mihaly. Orban – was Hungary’s “new” Messiah.
Orban – like watching the CRUSHING in a selvage yard of Motor Vehicles and “other” metal objects – that just give way “succumb” to Power & Weight, to end, in a piece of COMPRESSED metal – that’s what is HAPPENING to Victor Mihaly. Orban – Rightly.
The European Union – TALKS continues to POWER over Orban, when you legally read into the subject matter of this article.
Laws are MADE – not to be Broken.
COMPLIANCE of MEMBERSHIP.
Hungarians have NOT woken to but they NEED to a Supersonic SPEED.
Finance Minister – Mihaly Varga, of 8 plus years in that Senior Ministerial Portfolio of the Orban – Fidesz Government, being a “Founding Father alongside of Victor Mihaly. Orban of the Fidesz Political Party – has been a gargantuan FAILURE.
Varga – in the passed 3 weeks – from his MOUTH – that THINKS propaganda FIRST – spoken out, that the Hungarian Economy, has RETURNED to a Growth path.
Senior School Students still with 2 years of there Senior Education to complete, before they go out into the BIG wide World, having made – the decision they make, in the BELIEF hopefully that EDUCATION – opens MIRRORS/Windows of OPPORTUNITIES to build grow there or achieve there life-time AMBITIONS – there Goals.
There year of Education has just commenced to study – Accounting / Economics & Finance.
Mihaly Varga, likened to a Student(s) referred in this commentary, if asked by there Educator – given the Profit & Loss Sheet – the operating / factual Balance Sheet of Hungary – asked to give an opinion, if it’s “trending” – is it on the recovery up-side or looking to “trend” lower?
The students, in high proportion through youthfulness lack of education – experience – exposure to and in Economics and Finance – Accounting – the ratio COULD or would give the Answer – that the Varga “DUM” wrongful answer – that the Hungarian Economy is in a Growth Path.
Students – being EDUCATED as OPPOSED to the “supposed” Education supposed held Qualifications and background that Mihaly Varga has COME from – APPALLING.
Vargas standards are muchly LIKENED to that of students at the commencement in there Senior Year of Education – being for the first time EXPOSED to – Accounting / Economics & Finance.
THEY, the Students have JUSTAFIABLE reason(s) why they may give the WRONG answer to the “factual” Accounting / Economic & Finance document they have been asked an OPINION – of it’s TREND.
Finance Minister – Mihaly Varga instrumental muchly – in PARTNERSHIP with the current Prime Minister of Hungary – Victor Mihaly. Varga – to Delivering – the DEPOSITING of us as a country – HUNGARY – into a “trending” deeper nadir of Financial & Economic DESTRUCTION.
Mihaly Vargas – FAILINGS – his Financial & Economic management capabilities – ABYSMAL.
EU a club of thugs.
Great lecture there from someone who doesn’t know the difference between there and their. At least you randomly found the Caps Lock button
Polish Foreign Ministry: “Why doesn’t (Orban – PAP) create a Union with Putin and some authoritarian states of this type? It’s like this: if you don’t want to be a member of a club, you can always leave,”
https://www.pap.pl/en/news/hungary-not-poland-does-business-russia-says-polish-deputy-fm
EU can go to the devil before Hungary gives them one red cent. Time to say good-bye to dictators of brussels socialists’ communists. Let their people murdered and beheaded by criminal illegal aliens.
Yeah, Maria, turn the light off when you leave please. No one will miss Hungary
No wonder we feel safest in Hungary than compare to German, Paris , Italy and many other EU countries from daily extreme crimes
The fine is peanuts for the richest dictator of the EU. Im sure he will pay it with closed eyes
Relax Hungarian brothers, we’ll be back on track soon. EU article 50 takes a couple years. Can you say “HEXIT”
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The Real Person!
Time to join BRICS, exit the EU.
Central EU nations were admitted to the EU in case of Russian attacks. Western EU would prefer the destruction of Poland Czeck Republic, Hungary and Slovakia instead their own territory.
This will not work. Modern warfare will use computers and drones to destroy the enemy.
This brings me to the topic of German/Philippine peace accord. That is laughable. Germany does not have the money or the weapons to protect itself and the last time I checked Germany has not spent the required 2% on NATO. Does Germany think that China with its modern army will fight with tanks, etc. China will probably use drones, attack all computer-controlled systems such as water and electricity.
Wish sometimes that some commentators would take world politics into consideration rather looking at everything through their small, biased territory’s anti-Hungarian policies.