In the latest legal setback for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the top EU court in Luxembourg ruled that Budapest had broken Union law by restricting access to the international protection procedure for asylum applicants in transit zones and unlawfully detaining them.
The European Court of Justice said Hungary had failed to fulfil its obligation to give effective access for asylum-seekers to submit their application, who were thus confronted with “the virtual impossibility of making their application.”
Since the EU migration crisis in 2015, the Hungarian government – which has fiercely opposed the idea of taking in migrants and refugees – has repeatedly come under fire from the EU over its practices.
Asylverfahren: Nächste EuGH-Niederlage für Ungarn
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EuGH verurteilt Ungarns Asylpolitik erneut
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is pictured during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on February 10, 2020. (Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Lawmakers in Hungary have passed a measure to effectively outlaw adoption for same-sex couples, continuing a wave of concerning anti-LGBT+ actions in the country.
The legislation amends the country’s fundamental law to attack LGBT+ families, making clear: “Hungary defends the right of children to identify with their birth gender and ensures their upbringing based on our nation’s constitutional identity and values based on our Christian culture.”
Justice minister Judit Varga explained that barring some limited exemptions for family members, “only married couples can adopt a child, that is, a man and a woman who are married.” Single people seeking to adopt will be required to get special permission from the government to ensure they remain in line with Hungarian values.
EU: Funding needed for fundamental rights litigation
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