OMNIBUS BILL PASSED, PROSECUTOR GENERAL POLT TO BE IRREMOVABLE WITHOUT SUPERMAJORITY

On 9 November, the Hungarian parliament with the supermajority of ruling Fidesz MPs adopted amendments submitted by the Government to laws on the judiciary, public offices, expropriation, privatisation of the housing stock and elections. This is a brief summary of the most important changes. 

RRF: HOW FAR WILL THE EU GO TO PROTECT ITS FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN HUNGARY?

Many Member States have already received the first tranche of billions of euros made available from the EU Recovery Instrument, but Hungary's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) has not yet been approved by the EU. 

HCLU and K-Monitor published their Corruption Report

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) and K-Monitor launched a joint corruption monitoring program in September 2020 to analyze quarterly how government measures under the pandemic fuel corruption and undermine the rule of law. This is the English summary of the last four reports.

Hungarian NGOs contribute to the European Commission’s second Rule of Law Report

Eight Hungarian NGOs submitted a joint contribution in the stakeholder consultation launched by the European Commission for its second annual Rule of Law Report. The Commission’s Rule of Law Report pertaining to 2019 identified substantial problems severely threatening the rule of law in Hungary in all four areas examined. According to the NGOs, the situation has deteriorated further in 2020.