The Hungarian Government presented its official responses today – before the deadline – to the European Commission on two ongoing infringement procedures (retirement of judges, independence of the data protection authority), and on two other questions under scrutiny (independence of the Hungarian National Bank, independence of the judiciary).

The Hungarian Government informed the European Commission in detail about legislation already announced, planned or in the process of adoption, which give substantive answers to the concerns raised by the European Commission and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.

The government trusts that these pieces of legislation and the supplementary explanation attached to them will provide a firm basis for the Commission to end the ongoing infringement procedures.

The government believes that there should be no further obstacles in the way of starting the negotiations with the EU and the IMF on a credit line in the foreseeable future.

(Kormányszóvivői Iroda)