Hungary suspends court reform that worried EU, shuns Salvini
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MAY 30, 2019 / 5:08 AM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Hungary suspends court reform that worried EU, shuns Salvini
Gergely Szakacs
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary unexpectedly announced the indefinite suspension of a new administrative court system on Thursday, backtracking on a reform that had raised concerns over judicial independence.
Changes to Hungarys judiciary proposed by the nationalist ruling Fidesz party have been at the heart of a confrontation with the European Union, which says some of Prime Minister Viktor Orbans reforms threaten democracy and the rule of law.
In another apparent gesture to appease mainstream European allies, Orbans Fidesz for the first time all but ruled out joining forces with Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvinis eurosceptic group after last weeks European elections.
Hungary passed a law late last year to set up courts overseen directly by the justice minister, a move critics said could allow political interference in judicial matters.
Early this year, Hungary had already modified some aspects of the reform criticized by the Venice Commission, a European panel of constitutional law experts.
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