
Magyar Government Snubs Constitutional Crisis Fact-Finding Mission
A Council of Europe deputy was informed that the Budapest visit of the Venice Commission had to be postponed—because the Tisza administration declined to receive the delegation.

A Council of Europe deputy was informed that the Budapest visit of the Venice Commission had to be postponed—because the Tisza administration declined to receive the delegation.

“It’s not just about [President Sulyok’s] rights. Only fair trial can guarantee that none of us is ever at the mercy of the authorities,” the watchdog said in a statement.

The Magyar government might move against Hungary’s top court that stands in the way of attempts to upset the constitutional balance of power.

Hungary’s new government has formally taken office while signalling a dramatic break with Viktor Orbán’s sovereignist policies.