ČRo Radiožurnál | European Parliament's lawsuit against the European Commission

March 15, 2024

The European Parliament is now taking the European Commission to the Court of Justice of the EU over the controversial release of EU funds to Hungary. Why do some MEPs consider the release of funds to be the result of blackmail by Hungary? Why have MEPs taken the matter to court? What could the lawsuit cause comments Viktor Daněk, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute for Czech Radio.

"The fact that they have gone to court is not surprising, they are only fulfilling their control function, which they have according to the agreements. They are inspecting the European Commission's activities. And what is suspicious here is the timing. The European Commission released a third of the funds blocked so far just two days before a key summit which discussed the opening of accession talks with Ukraine."

Listen to the full interview from 18. minute onwards here.

#Hungary #European Commission #European Parliament

Viktor Daněk
Deputy Director

Before entering the NGO sphere, Viktor Daněk worked for almost ten years as a journalist. During his time with the public service Czech radio, he focused mainly on covering EU affairs. He spent almost five years as a permanent correspondent in Brussels, where he cooperated with other media outlets. Before his career in journalism, he gained experience in the area of marketing and communication in the Česká spořitelna banking group and at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He holds university degrees in Media Studies and International Relations. Viktor Daněk joined the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in October 2023. He continues to be active in the media as a freelancer. His main areas of interest are institutional questions of European integration, globalisation and the EU’s climate and migration policy.

ČRo Radiožurnál | European Parliament's lawsuit against the European Commission

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