At the press conference closing Monday's meeting of the ministers of the EU member states dealing with EU affairs, the EU Commissioner said: at Monday's hearing on the situation of the Hungarian rule of law held as part of the Article 7 procedure, the ministers discussed issues related to the functioning of the Hungarian constitutional and electoral system and the independence of the judicial system.
There was also talk of corruption and conflicts of interest in Hungary, freedom of speech and association, as well as " the law related to the education of children and its consequences for the LGBTI community in Hungary ".
Reynders welcomed the increase in the salaries of judges and prosecutors in Hungary,
and also evaluated the new law that came into effect in January, which provides compensation for late civil proceedings, as a positive development.
The EU Commissioner added that the committee pays attention to the latest developments related to the judicial review of administrative decisions, as well as the government's application of the legal framework of the state of emergency.
In addition, he drew attention to the planned tenth amendment to the Basic Law,
which would expand the passage on the scope of emergencies in relation to a humanitarian disaster and a war conflict in a neighboring country.
" Unfortunately, I cannot report more positive developments regarding the Hungarian rule of law, but I can emphasize that the committee is ready to cooperate with the Hungarian authorities in order to resolve the issues raised, " Reynders stated.
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