Reported 7 months ago
The European Court in Luxembourg has ruled that Hungary must pay a fine of two billion euros for refusing to implement the EU's refugee regulations, with an additional one million euros per day if they continue to defy the court's 2020 decision. The tough penalties come after Hungary's stringent refugee policies, criticized by the EU Commission and multiple verdicts by the European Court. Similar fines were imposed on Poland in 2021 for not following judicial reforms. The court found Hungary's actions not only harmed refugees' interests but also shifted obligations and financial burdens to other member states. The unusually severe consequences reflect the court's disapproval of countries evading EU's unified refugee policies and threaten the EU's legal unity and solidarity principles.
Source: YAHOO