Newshound for 20 May 2022

What's happening

Rule of law crisis in Poland is breaking down the foundation of the EU legal order. A German court has referrered a request for a preliminary ruling to the CJEU. The national court asks the Luxemburg court to ascertain whether it is allowed not to recognise a judgment of its Polish counterpart. Read the request.

Events

Márta Pardavi, co-chair at Hungary Helsinki Committee, will give a speech to young law students at the University of Groningen. Read more about the event.

When: 24 June 2022
Where: University of Groningen
Registration Link

Tags: Márta Pardavi

Commentary

The united Hungarian opposition seemed to have a real chance to beat Viktor Orbán’s party. But on election day on April 3, they suffered a humiliating defeat. Journalists András Szabó, Szabolcs Panyi, and Andras Petho from the Hungarian investigative journalism center Direkt36 have carried out an investigation.

Source: Direkt36

Tags: Hungarian elections Direkt36

Relevant Tweet

The Council will hold its fourth Article7 hearing about Hungary on 23 May, aimed to determine whether there is a clear risk of a serious breach of EU values in the country. Ahead of the hearing, see our short visual recap about how rule of law has been undermined in Hungary:
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Tags: Rule of law Hungary Art 7