Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Sham - Silencing Dissent and Dodging the EU Funding Conditionality Mechanism Martínez, Esther Author aut Menéndez, Alejandro Author aut Text xx# 2024 Verfassungsblog 2024-08-26 eng
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 Hungary’s persistent rule of law and corruption shortcomings have led the EU to freeze EUR 27.8 billion in funding under various conditionality regimes. Prime Minister Orbán, who relies on these funds to maintain his political machinery and reward loyalists, has wielded Hungary’s veto in the Council to unlock this funding. Moreover, Hungary adopted the Act LXXXVIII of 2023 on the protection of national sovereignty (Sovereignty Law), which sets up the Sovereignty Protection Office (SPO), a state entity created to defend Hungarian sovereignty. This post examines the Sovereignty Law and calls the EU to effectively halt the SPO’s activities and prevent this model from spreading elsewhere. CC BY-SA 4.0 Martínez, Esther EU EU Hungary Sovereignty Law Sovereignty Protection Office Ungarn EU Ungarn 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/sovereignty-protection-sham/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/e4b53f82ea31908f 240826 10.59704/e4b53f82ea31908f Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)