- Hungary brought an action against the EU.
- It focuses on the decision on frozen Russian assets.
- Hungary claims that the principles of equality have been violated.
- The case can create a precedent, but the verdict will last for years.
The Hungarian government has filed a lawsuit against the European Union (EU) in connection with the decision to provide Ukraine with aid of several billion euros from frozen Russian assets. The action against the European Peace Tool (EPF) was originally brought to the EU Court of Justice, but was later sent to the General Court. Euronews reported on Wednesday, writes TASR.
Last year, the EU Council decided that 99.7 percent of interest on the frozen assets of the Russian central bank will provide Ukraine through EPF, which facilitates military assistance to the Allied countries. Kiev thus receives three to five billion every year through EPF EUR, explains Euronews. The Hungarian government filed a lawsuit against this decision in May and the EU Court of Justice formally accepted it on Monday and published in the EU official Journal.
Hungary claims that the EPF has violated EU law by ignoring his veto on the grounds that it is not “a contributing Member State”. “As a result, there has been a violation of the principle of equality between Member States and the principle of democratic functioning of the EU, since the Member State was unjustifiably and without the legal basis deprived of its voting right,” the action said.
According to the Hungarian media, this case could create a precedent in the field of protection of the right of sentence, but it may take years for the court to reach the verdict. Euronews adds that the Hungarian government, which maintains good relations with Russia, has regularly blocked EU support for Ukraine, which has led to tense relations between Budapest and several other Member States.
