EU Commission to Start Proceedings Against Hungary

People ♦ Published: April 26, 2013; 15:39 ♦ (Vindobona)

On Wednesday, Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding told reporters in Brussels that the EU Commission will probably launch infringement proceedings against Hungary.

EU Commission to Start Proceedings Against Hungary / Picture: © Wikipedia / Markus Prantl

The EU’s executive body is supposed to complete the review of the controversial fourth amendment to the Hungarian Constitution soon. The fourth amendmend was passed in parliament last month by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s leading right-winged Fidesz party.

Earlier Reding had announced that the Commission was ready to use all means at its diposal to bring the Hungarian…