Legal dispute between Hungary and the European Commission

Scott Craig interviews Hungarian MEP George Schopflin and Oxford University's Peter Bajomi-Lazar on VOR radio about the legal dispute between Hungary and the European Commission and concerns over the country's media law.

Audi et alteram partem

György Schöpflin's written statement to the debate on the political situation in Hungary.

Serbia: 2011 a crucial year for the country's future accession...

"We regard 2011 a crucial year for Serbia and urge the Serbian Government to fulfil all the necessary criteria for establishing all the bases for the Commission's avis. We support Serbia in obtaining EU candidate status during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, as well as setting a date for the accession negotiations in 2...

Legal dispute between Hungary and the European Commission
Audi et alteram partem
Serbia: 2011 a crucial year for the country's future accession to the EU

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