EU Court Fines Hungary Heavily for Asylum Rule Breach

The European Court of Justice has ordered Hungary to pay a significant fine for not adhering to the EU's asylum regulations. The court had previously ruled in December 2020 that Hungary did not comply with these rules, leading to the recent judgment and associated penalties.

The European Court of Justice has mandated that Hungary pay an exorbitant penalty of 200 million euros, with an additional fine of 1 million euros for each day of non-compliance, due to the country's failure to meet the EU's asylum requirements.

A ruling in December 2020 already concluded that Hungary had violated policies related to international protection and the repatriation of illegal migrants, but the country has not taken the necessary actions to comply, prompting this latest judgment.

In its statement, the Court cited that Hungary's deliberate refusal to implement common EU asylum policies represents an unprecedented and gravely serious infringement of EU law.