HATC SAMPLE EDITION:    Politics & Foreign Relations    Economic News    Business News    Other News of Interest    All stories	23rd April, 2025 Hungary’s EU fine surpasses €500mn Hungary’s penalty for defying a 2020 EU court ruling on asylum laws has exceeded €512 million, ATV reports. The Court of Justice of the European Union imposed a €200 million lump sum and a €1 million daily fine on Hungary last summer. International lawyer Tamás Lattmann confirmed that the sum is non-negotiable and cannot be reclaimed through EU funds, despite Viktor Orbán’s claims. Lattmann warned that further non-compliance could trigger additional rule-of-law proceedings and cuts in EU funding. The European Commission is already deducting the fines from the roughly €10 billion Hungary is eligible for, while the government claims that the penalties are unjust and that the EU owes Hungary €2 billion for border protection costs dating back to 2015. Sources regularly consulted, with abbreviations used in text: Népszabadság (N); Magyar Hírlap (MH); Világgazdaság (VG); Napi Gazdaság (NG); Magyar Nemzet (MN); Népszava (Nsz); Kossuth Rádió news (KR); nightly TV news (TV).
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