http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/00f6c17a50fc172c https://verfassungsblog.de/european-society-strikes-back/ European Society Strikes Back - The Member States Embrace Article 2 TEU in Commission v Hungary Kaiser, Lena Knecht, Andreas Spieker, Luke Dimitrios eng 2024-11-26 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Article 2 CJEU EU EU EU Charter justiciability the Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ* law EU Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 “This is a frontal and deep attack against the … European society.” With this remarkable statement the Commission has started the “largest human rights battle in EU history”: the infringement proceedings against the Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ* law. The Commission claims that this law breaches the internal market, the Charter rights and the Union’s common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU. The “mega hearing”, which took place on 19 November 2024, is now facing its ultimate test: can the Member States’ compliance with Article 2 TEU be reviewed before the Court of Justice?