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Justice Minister Judit Varga paid tribute at Shoes Memorial on Danube Bank on Holocaust Memorial Day
Ministry of Justice, April 16, 2020 6:19 PM
On behalf of the government, Justice Minister Judit Varga placed pebbles, flowers and a candle at the Shoes Memorial on the Danube Bank on Thursday, on the Memorial Day of the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust.
European judicial cooperation, too, should be placed in service of fight against epidemic
Ministry of Justice, April 7, 2020 8:16 AM
European judicial cooperation, too, should be placed in the service of the fight against the epidemic, Justice Minister Judit Varga told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.
Statement by Hungary
Ministry of Justice, April 2, 2020 6:24 PM
Hungary joins the following statement adopted by Member States of the European Union.
Epidemic presented European Union and Member States with unprecedented challenge
Ministry of Justice, April 2, 2020 5:07 PM
The coronavirus epidemic has compelled the European Union and its Member States to face unprecedented challenges. The usual solutions and conventional approaches have evidently proved to be inadequate, the Justice Minister stressed talking to the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday.
Hungary continues to reject migrant quotas
Ministry of Justice, April 2, 2020 11:47 AM
“While history has proved us right, Hungary was nonetheless taken to court. This is especially shocking in light of the fact that almost none of the Member States have fully implemented the 2015 ‘quota decisions’,” Justice Minister Judit Varga stated in response to the judgment delivered by the European Court of Justice today.
Statement by Hungary
Ministry of Justice, April 2, 2020 10:30 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge to the European Union and its Member States. Ordinary solutions and traditional approaches have manifestly proven inadequate. A number of exceptional measures have been introduced by all the Member States.
Justice Minister Judit Varga to German public service broadcaster ARD: Law on containment effort is democratic
Ministry of Justice, April 1, 2020 5:54 PM
The law on the effort to contain the coronavirus is democratic, Justice Minister Judit Varga told the German national public service television broadcaster ARD.
Justice Minister Judit Varga to Austrian television broadcaster ORF: Containment legislation will remain in force as long as state of danger prevails
Ministry of Justice, April 1, 2020 5:52 PM
The law on the effort to contain the coronavirus will remain in force as long as the state of danger prevails, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Tuesday evening on the programme ‘Zeit im Bild’ of the Austrian national public service television news channel ORF.
Justice Minister Judit Varga rejected criticisms related to “enabling act” in Politico
Ministry of Justice, March 30, 2020 1:56 PM
Justice Minister Judit Varga firmly rejected criticisms levelled at the proposed legislation about the containment of the coronavirus epidemic in an opinion piece published on Friday on Politico’s website, highlighting that the “hysterical reaction” to the Hungarian emergency measures is proof of the double standards prevalent in the European Union.
When and how the House decides is crucial for our nation
Ministry of Justice, March 25, 2020 6:07 PM
The Justice Minister said it is crucial for the Hungarian nation when and how Members of Parliament will decide about the government’s bill regarding the containment of the coronavirus.