Orban Loses Top Court Challenge Over EU Sanctions Vote
- EU top court gives binding ruling on Hungary’s challenge
- Hungary challenged the EU Parliament’s 2018 sanctions vote
Victor Orban at a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Photographer: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
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Hungary lost a legal challenge to overturn a European Parliament vote that opened the way for a probe into the erosion of democratic standards under Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s rule.
The EU Court of Justice on Thursday dismissed Hungary’s challenge, saying the Parliament vote followed the correct procedures. The decision can’t be appealed.