Hungarian judge claims she was pushed out for political reasons
Brussels, Today, 07:04
A Hungarian judge has filed a complaint with the EU Commission, arguing she was forced out of the country s judiciary because she had asked for a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on sections of the Hungarian government s laws on restricting asylum.
And the ECJ - in a response to the judge s request for a preliminary ruling - said in 2020 that those parts of Hungary s asylum rules are contrary to EU rules.
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EU top court advised to strike down Hungary s asylum policy
Hungary has restricted access of asylum seekers and pushed most of them back to Serbia (Photo: Freedom House)
Brussels, 26. Feb, 07:05
The advisor to the EU s top court urged judges to rule that Hungary broke EU rules on asylum when it passed legislation criminalising assistance to asylum-seekers.
The advocate general for the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Athanasios Rantos, on Thursday also said that the 2018 amendments to Hungary s asylum laws, prohibiting asylum-seekers who passed through safe countries - such as Serbia - en route to Hungary to seek international protection, also violated EU law.
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