Europe, Luxemburg – The judgment of The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) comes as several EU member states are considering changes in immigration laws. European refugees struggle to receive the treatment they are entitled to, as stated in International Human Rights Law (IHRL).
Judgment of the Court in Case C-123/22: “Hungary had failed to comply with EU law’s rules on, inter alia, procedures for granting international protection and returning illegally staying third-country nationals.”
The CJEU should not limit its investigation to Hungary alone. It should extend its to the immigration practices of Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. They have engaged or are in the process of introducing laws that engage in illegal practices such as pushbacks, unlawful detention, deception, and abuses against refugees and migrants.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is being targeted because he refuses to support Ukraine’s corruption, which is a sensitive issue for the EU Commission and NATO members. The judgment will unlikely change his stance of not supporting the Ukraine Plan. However, the penalty imposed on Hungary could be a detour, and the money from the penalty payments could be directed to the Ukraine Plan.
Once again, the EU and its overseer, the United States of America, display double standards.
