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'''Case C-821/19''' (''[[European Commission|Commission]] v Hungary'') was a case decided by the [[European Court of Justice]] (CJEU) on 16 November 2021. The CJEU ruled that Hungary had violated EU law by restricting access to asylum and criminalizing assistance to asylum seekers. |
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'''Case C-821/19''' (''[[European Commission|Commission]] v Hungary'') was a case decided by the [[European Court of Justice]] (CJEU) on 16 November 2021. The CJEU ruled that [[Hungary]] had violated EU law by restricting access to asylum and criminalizing assistance to [[asylum seeker]]s. |
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The case concerned legislation passed in 2018 by Hungary, dubbed the "[[Stop Soros law]]" (named after Hungarian-born philanthropist [[George Soros]]).[{{cite news |last1=Janisch |first1=Wolfgang |title=Ungarn: EuGH erklärt "Stop-Soros-Gesetz" für rechtswidrig |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/ungarn-stop-soros-gesetz-eugh-urteil-1.5465440 |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] |date=16 November 2021 |language=de}}][{{cite news |title=EU court slams Hungary's 'Stop Soros' law |url=https://www.dw.com/en/eu-court-slams-hungarys-stop-soros-law/a-59834383 |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=16 November 2021}}][{{cite news |last1=Quell |first1=Molly |title=Hungary's 'Stop Soros' bill ruled illegal by top EU court |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/hungarys-stop-soros-bill-ruled-illegal-by-top-eu-court/ |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=Courthouse News |date=16 November 2021}}] In a separate case ([[C-78/18]]) the CJEU had previously ruled that other parts of the Stop Soros law were incompatible with [[free movement of capital|freedom of market rules]] and the [[Charter of Fundamental Rights]].[{{cite news |last1=Kirst |first1=Niels |title=Protecting Civil Society Organisations in the Member States – The Court's Decision in C-78/18 on the Hungarian NGO Transparency Law |url=https://europeanlawblog.eu/2020/10/19/protecting-civil-society-organisations-in-the-member-states-the-courts-decision-in-c-78-18-on-the-hungarian-ngo-transparency-law/ |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=European Law Blog |date=19 October 2020}}] In a 2020 hearing, Hungary argued that it had not charged anyone under the law. |
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The case concerned legislation passed in 20 June 2018 by Hungary, dubbed the "[[Stop Soros law]]" (named after Hungarian-born philanthropist [[George Soros]]).[{{cite news |last1=Janisch |first1=Wolfgang |title=Ungarn: EuGH erklärt "Stop-Soros-Gesetz" für rechtswidrig |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/ungarn-stop-soros-gesetz-eugh-urteil-1.5465440 |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] |date=16 November 2021 |language=de}}][{{cite news |title=EU court slams Hungary's 'Stop Soros' law |url=https://www.dw.com/en/eu-court-slams-hungarys-stop-soros-law/a-59834383 |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=16 November 2021}}][{{cite news |last1=Quell |first1=Molly |title=Hungary's 'Stop Soros' bill ruled illegal by top EU court |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/hungarys-stop-soros-bill-ruled-illegal-by-top-eu-court/ |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=Courthouse News |date=16 November 2021}}] The several laws part of Stop Soros law criminalized helping seekers of asylum with staying in Hungary, with offenses resulting in a year of jail, as part of an effort to prevent illegal migrants from gaining asylum.[{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/20/hungary-passes-anti-immigrant-stop-soros-laws |title=Hungary passes anti-immigrant 'Stop Soros' laws |access-date=23 April 2026|work=The Guardian|date=20 June 2018}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44546030 |title=Hungary passes 'Stop Soros' law banning help for migrants |access-date=23 April 2026|work=BBC|date=20 June 2018}}] In a separate case ([[C-78/18]]), the CJEU had previously ruled that other parts of the Stop Soros law were incompatible with [[free movement of capital|freedom of market rules]] and the [[Charter of Fundamental Rights]].[{{cite news |last1=Kirst |first1=Niels |title=Protecting Civil Society Organisations in the Member States – The Court's Decision in C-78/18 on the Hungarian NGO Transparency Law |url=https://europeanlawblog.eu/2020/10/19/protecting-civil-society-organisations-in-the-member-states-the-courts-decision-in-c-78-18-on-the-hungarian-ngo-transparency-law/ |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=European Law Blog |date=19 October 2020}}] In a 2020 hearing, Hungary argued that it had not charged anyone under the law. |
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