The European Commission (EC) summons Hungary to the EU court and requests the imposition of a flat-rate financial sanction and a daily fine for Hungary's failure to comply with the court ruling of last December related to the EU rules on asylum and return.
The European Commission is asking the EU court to impose a fine on Hungary. As recently as last December, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the Hungarian legislation on the rules and practices for the transit zones on the Serbian-Hungarian border are contrary to EU law. At the time, the Luxembourg panel found that Hungary had not fully fulfilled its obligation to provide access to the asylum procedure. Those non-EU citizens who wanted to use the procedure at the Serbian-Hungarian border had to face the fact that it was almost impossible to submit their application, the court said in its ruling at the time. In particular, the panel found a violation of the provisions of the directive on asylum procedures, return and reception.
According to the committee, the new Luxembourg procedure is necessary because Hungary has not dealt with several elements of the judgment until now. It did not take the necessary measures to ensure effective access to the asylum procedure, nor did it specify the conditions that apply to the right to stay in the area in the event of an appeal submitted within the asylum procedure, in the event that there is no crisis situation caused by mass immigration.
In response to the European Commission's decision, the Government Information Center (KTK) announced:
Brussels is not resting, it wants another trial and punishment due to the Hungarian immigration rules. The KTK also drew attention to the fact that "pressure is being exerted on Hungary for the sixth year, because we protect the border and say no to the resettlement of migrants".
On the basis of concerns regarding compatibility with EU law, the European Commission launched infringement proceedings against Hungary in December 2015 under the leadership of former Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, which ended with the judgment of the European Court of Justice on December 17, 2020. According to Hungary, Hungarian regulations and practice comply with EU and international law. On February 25, 2021, the government submitted the case to the Constitutional Court, indicating that it cannot comply with the provisions of the EU court until its verdict.
Last summer, the Hungarian government closed the transit zones and developed a new procedure in order to alleviate migration pressure. According to this, the request for asylum can be submitted at a Hungarian embassy outside the EU. The Hungarian authorities will decide on this whether it is suitable to start an asylum procedure on this basis. If so, the person concerned will receive a one-time entry permit to Hungary for the duration of the procedure.
The European Commission believes that this procedure violates the Directive on Asylum Procedures, as it excludes the possibility for persons staying on Hungarian territory, including at the border, to apply for international protection, which is why the board has initiated infringement proceedings.
Source: Hungarian Nation
2022plus: We have known for a long time that the European Court of Justice operates as a puppy of the left-liberal, globalist elite in Brussels, sitting, lying down or drinking on orders. Otherwise, for example, they could not have said that the vote on the Sargentini report was legal, since everyone knows it was not. And not their decision regarding illegal migration either, as it contradicts the Geneva refugee agreement, but also the mandatory protection of the Union's borders (Schengen Convention). If an illegal decision were to be made against us again and they would try to force Hungary to accept migrants with a fine, we should keep our watchful eye on Warsaw. Our Polish brothers were also sentenced to pay a daily fine, as the case for which they were condemned had nothing to do with the Union.
What do the Poles do? They refuse to pay.
Make the example sticky.
