Second Orbán Government

The European Commission has initiated legal proceedings against Hungary over its controversial "sovereignty law," marking another chapter in the ongoing clash between Brussels and Budapest. The move comes in response to concerns that the law, championed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government, undermines fundamental rights and democratic principles.

Namely, those funds were blocked due to the EU's concerns about the rule of law in Hungary, that is, because of the corrupt and autocratic rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orbn.

He is a distinguished legal scholar, specializing in constitutional and European law. No dry academic, he is a pleasant person, with a background in diplomacy.

A two-times ambassador, to Belgium and France, he is one of those few Hungarian politicians who speak both French and English.

Hungary's ruling Fidesz party notched the best result of any eurosceptic party contesting the European Parliament elections, nabbing 52.3 per cent of the vote to win 13 seats.

Turnout was healthy at 43.36 per cent.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Sept. 14 a European Parliament vote to launch a sanctions procedure over rule-of-law concerns presented "no danger" to Hungary.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on May 4 named Interior Minister Sandor Pinter and Economy Minister Mihaly Varga as deputy prime ministers in his new government.

The Hungarian National Audit Office fined the main opposition party, the nationalist Yobik, with a sum of 362 million forints ($ 1.29 million) for an anti-government campaign with billboards sponsored by a wealthy adversary of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

 Hungary has sent its response to the European Commission regarding the infringement procedures launched because of Hungary's laws on NGOs financed from abroad and on foreign universities, a justice ministry official said on Monday.

The European Commission today launched the second step of a procedure against Hungary related to the local law on higher education, BNT reported.

The law violates EU law and international law, and Hungary has one month to accept the necessary amendments, a commission statement said.