Hungary: EU declares sovereignty law illegal. Hungary now has to respond to the allegations within two months.
If the country cannot refute it, the EU Commission can take legal action against Hungary before the European Court of Justice. If convicted, the country would then face a fine if it continued to adhere to the law. The law passed in December created a new “Office for the Protection of Sovereignty” to monitor possible threats to Hungary from abroad. The existing ban on party financing from abroad has been extended to include clubs and other organizations.