European Society Strikes Back - The Member States Embrace Article 2 TEU in Commission v Hungary

Abstract

“This is a frontal and deep attack against the … European society.” With this remarkable statement the Commission has started the “largest human rights battle in EU history”: the infringement proceedings against the Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ* law. The Commission claims that this law breaches the internal market, the Charter rights and the Union’s common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU. The “mega hearing”, which took place on 19 November 2024, is now facing its ultimate test: can the Member States’ compliance with Article 2 TEU be reviewed before the Court of Justice?

Keywords

• Article 2
• CJEU
• EU
• EU
• EU Charter
• justiciability