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Hungary: Millions in fines to be deducted from EU funds

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Published: September 19th, 2024,
Last updated: September 25th, 2024

In the summer, the ECJ found that the Hungarian government under Viktor Orbán had committed an exceptionally serious violation of EU law.

Because Hungary has not paid a €200 million fine, the European Commission wants to deduct the money from future EU payments to Budapest. The fine was imposed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in June due to violations of EU asylum law by the government in Budapest.

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