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The logo of the European Court of Justice is pictured outside the main courtroom, Luxembourg, 26 January 2017, REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
In June 2020, the ECJ ruled that Hungary's restrictions on foreign-funded NGOs broke EU law. In light of Hungary's failure to comply with the ruling, HCLU and allies offer three recommendations and call on the European Commission to act.
This statement was originally published on hclu.hu on 18 December 2020.
No steps have been taken by Hungary to comply with CJEU’s judgement. We remind EC it’s time to act.
Six months ago, the Court of Justice of the EU condemned Hungary for the violation of EU law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on grounds of its restrictive legislation on the financing of NGOs. With its judgement, the Court made it clear that similar rules, which are essentially aimed at destroying the reputations and finances of independent civil society organisations, are unlawful in the EU.