EU pressurizing Hungary to comply with EU laws

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The European Union has raised its arguments on Tuesday, with the European Commission saying it would not hesitate to take legal action against the Hungarian government for its failure to make authoritarian new laws in compliance with EU legislation.

The European Commission has decided to open up three legal cases against the Hungarian government, aiming to undo the recently passed laws by the government of Prime Minister, Viktor Orban that the commission points out, threaten the independence of government agencies.

Tuesday’s actions focused on three areas: laws that have diluted the powers of central-bank president, Andras Simor; a change in the retirement age for judges and prosecutors from 70 years old lowering to direct 62; and a law that has replaced the head of Hungary’s data-protection authority.

European Commission president, José Manuel Barroso has said that he had launched “infringement proceedings” against a measure to force judges to retire at 62 and one that would give the central government access to more personal data about Hungarian citizens.

Mr. Barroso has made the statement in Strasbourg in a meeting with the European parliament, “We hoped the Hungarian authorities would make the changes necessary to respect European law. This has not happened so far, so we have decided to launch the proceedings.”

Hungary is currently pressurized upon the central bank laws. Most recently, it is looking for financial aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, but both the EU and the IMF have made changing the central bank laws a precondition to begin the talks related to new loan package, which could range from €8 billion ($10.13 billion) to €20 billion. If it doesn’t agree on changing the laws, the commission could take legal action against Hungary in the European Court of Justice. Hungary’s ambassador, Peter Gyorkos has said to the EU that the government is willing to converse with the commission. However, a few of the objections raised by the commission might need to be resolved by the court.

Mr. Gyorkos has stated that it is not their favourite choice to opt for, but one of the legal tools mentioned in the EU treaty.

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