nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/d91fb7e7240d2469 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260703s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/d91fb7e7240d2469 doi eng 342 23 Spieker, Luke Dimitrios Author aut A European Society of Constitutional Interpreters - The Societal Forces Behind Commission v Hungary Spieker, Luke Dimitrios Verfassungsblog 2026-07-03 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 21 April 2026, the full court wrote history, finding for the first time a separate infringement of Article 2 TEU. This landmark decision Commission v Hungary is the outcome of a long, public, and controversial process. The activation of Article 2 TEU is much less an act of self‑empowerment than a collective interpretation of the Court, Commission, Member States, civil society, and legal scholarship. Borrowing from Peter Häberle, we can see a European society of constitutional interpreters at work. The contribution tells their story. CC BY-SA 4.0 Article 2 TEU Commission v Hungary Constitutional Interpretation EU European Society Legal Academia (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-european-society-of-constitutional-interpreters/ raw object