EU, Hungary
Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway
In June, the EU's top court ordered Hungary to pay $223 million for persistently depriving migrants of their right to apply for asylum.
European Commission to collect €200M fine from Hungary for migrant policy breaches
The European Commission announced on Wednesday it will move to subtract Hungary's 200 million euro fine from the country's EU funds, European Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari confirmed. This
EU to Enforce €200 Million Fine From Hungary in Asylum Spat
The European Union said it will deduct €200 million ($222 million) from its next payments to Hungary after the country failed to pay a fine imposed for its asylum policies before the expiration of a Tuesday deadline.
EU Condemns Hungary’s Plan To Bus Asylum Seekers To Brussels
A standoff between Hungary and the European Union is escalating, with the latter threatening to use all their power to stop Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban transporting asylum seekers to Brussels. The dispute is the latest round of an ongoing fight between Hungary and the E.U. over irregular migration in Europe.
EU to withhold €200 million from Hungary over asylum fine
The EU Commission says it will withhold funds for Hungary after Budapest failed to pay a fine for violating asylum rules. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist Fidesz government has taken a hard l
EU tightens purse strings on Hungary over immigration law breach
The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it will deduct £170 million from EU funds due to Hungary. Budapest failed to pay a fine on time for violating EU law. The violation relates to obstructing third-country nationals from applying for international protection.
Hungary says EU not doing enough to end Russian gas dependence
Hungary's energy security chief on Wednesday slammed the European Union for not providing enough support to help smaller, ...
Belgium's top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in ...
Hungary Laments Boycott After EU Finance Chiefs Avoid Budapest
Hungary doubled down on its vitriol against the European Union after a meeting of finance chiefs in its capital that saw ...
Watch: Hungary’s Danube River bursts banks as flooding reaches parliament in Budapest
Watch as the swollen Danube River reaches Hungary's parliament building in Budapest as flood waters continued to rise on ...
Hungary prepared to sue EU executive for border protection costs, minister says
Hungary is exploring legal avenues for forcing the European Union’s executive commission to reimburse it for funds it has spent on border protection ...
Hungary ready to sue EU executive over border protection costs, PM aide says
Hungary is ready to sue the European Commission to reimburse the costs of protecting the European Union's external border, ...
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Belgium's top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
said Hungary's threat “undermines solidarity and cooperation within the Union. Belgium continues to advocate a joint, coordinated policy in which respect for European values and international ob ...
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Hungary Ready to Sue EU Executive Over Border Protection Costs, PM Aide Says
Hungary is ready to sue the European Commission to reimburse the costs of protecting the European Union's external border, which Budapest says has cost it some 2 billion euros ($2.20 billion ...
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Czechia and Hungary are only EU states to oppose UNGA Israel resolution
By Robert Anderson in Prague Czechia’s centre-right government and Hungary’s radical right-wing regime were the only European ...