😬 I had missed this PR. Merci. Does beggar belief Commission is letting HU judges put themselves at serious risk by forcing them to ask ECJ to deal with persistent/systemic violation of Art 267.

Yes (Case C-564/19) but Comm didn't follow up with infringement action when the preliminary ruling was disregarded in multiple ways... See excerpts from two studies from the @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social from Oct 2023 and Nov 2025

Shockingly, VDL Comm has also been letting Orban violating in systemic manner one of key EU judicial remedies (Art 267 TFEU aka CJEU preliminary ruling jurisdiction) for a considerable time without any consequences because it would show unlocking of 10.2bn in Dec 2023 was done under false pretences

As recalled by EP in resolution yesterday, "Hungary has a legal obligation to comply with all judgments of the CJEU and ECtHR without exception" and "the failure to do so is a grave breach of the rule of law" = Comm must ask ECJ for higher daily fine & (re)freeze EU funds

@tinekestrik.bsky.social

"Initially described as enabling the Council to have an in-depth exchange or assessment, the Council discreetly downgraded the purpose of hearings to the provision of an up-to-date picture."

A change of phrasing/practice which I think remains largely unnoticed.

cc @tinekestrik.bsky.social

As outlined in my @ceudeminst.bsky.social paper, the Council has proactively sabotaged Art7(1) TEU procedure by applying in practice a new principle of effet inutile aka adopting interpretations of this Treaty provision making it as ineffective as possible
democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/lau...