NEWS: EU fines Hungary €200 million for violating asylum regulations

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Hungary was penalized 200 million euros ($216 million) by the EU’s highest court for violating the asylum regulations of the bloc and for forcibly deporting migrants. Additionally, Hungary was fined one million euros every day.

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The European Court of Justice noted that Budapest “is deliberately evading” compliance with EU legislation, despite a 2020 order requiring it to uphold international processes for asylum seekers, which is why it was fined and punished.

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