
European Court Fines Hungary €200M Over Asylum Policy
The ECJ’s decision to punish Hungary for defending the EU’s external borders is “outrageous and unacceptable,” says PM Viktor Orbán.
The ECJ’s decision to punish Hungary for defending the EU’s external borders is “outrageous and unacceptable,” says PM Viktor Orbán.
“If they don’t punish us for protesting, [they’ll punish us] in a couple of years for driving our diesel tractors … ‘You will have nothing and you will be happy,’ that is what they are looking for,” said one farmer.
The maximum fine for employing an illegal migrant will rise in 2024 from £15,000 to £45,000—per worker.
Despite facing a prison sentence of up to six months, the Swedish climate alarmist has only been fined after a court found her guilty of disobeying police orders.
The fine marks a trend of European regulators curbing Big Tech business practices.
The proposed legislation comes in response to numerous acts of vandalism by far-left, ‘eco-activists’ on Italy’s cultural sites.
The decision by regulators will prevent Facebook from transferring user data from the EU to America and may potentially force the U.S. to conclude a data protection agreement with Brussels.
The illegality of Nativity scenes on public property is distasteful in the south of France where the traditional display is especially strong and broadly followed by the population, despite the absence of widespread religious practice.