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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/44dbe42f084b9b3a https://verfassungsblog.de/hungary-and-the-venice-commission/ Hungary and the Venice Commission - The Value of Advice Given by an Unwelcome Friend in the Past Nußberger, Angelika eng 2026-06-18 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Orban Ungarn Venice Commission reform process Ungarn Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Time is short and the demands are enormous. Following the landslide victory in Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the new government must demonstrate that its commitment to reform extends beyond mere rhetoric. Nevertheless, hard limits are set by EU law, and soft limits are set by best practice. When theoretically unlimited possibilities meet with vaguely worded standards, it is helpful to have an Archimedean point outside the system from which to assess which reforms will be helpful and sustainable, and which may exacerbate existing problems or unnecessarily weaken the system.