http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/2551407756a58e4d https://verfassungsblog.de/the-branch-that-finally-snapped/ The Branch That Finally Snapped - Hungary granting asylum to a Polish member of Parliament and the principle of mutual trust Kucharski, Szymon ger 2025-01-15 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Hungary Marcin Romanowski Poland Vertrag über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union asylum Vertrag über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The story goes: a Polish politician, after allegedly committing a crime, leaves Poland and settles in Hungary. While historically not uncommon, the act of Hungary granting “asylum” to Marcin Romanowski generates crucial legal questions regarding the EU’s legal order. More specifically, what kind of asylum is at play here, whether this act was lawful from the perspective of the EU law, and what impact it has on the Union’s legal system.