The WLR Daily case summaries
[2022] WLR(D) 138
Court of Justice of the European Union
Hungary v European Parliament and another
(Case C‑156/21)
EU:C:2022:97
2021 Oct 11, 12; Dec 2; 2022 Feb 16
President K Lenaerts,
Vice-President L Bay Larsen,
Presidents of Chambers A Arabadjiev (Rapporteur), A Prechal, K Jürimäe, C Lycourgos, E Regan, S Rodin, I Jarukaitis, N Jääskinen, I Ziemele, J Passer,
Judges M Ilešič, J-C Bonichot, M Safjan, F Biltgen, PG Xuereb, N Piçarra, LS Rossi, A Kumin, N Wahl, D Gratsias, ML Arastey Sahún, M Gavalec, Z Csehi
Advocate General M Campos Sánchez-Bordona
Vice-President L Bay Larsen,
Presidents of Chambers A Arabadjiev (Rapporteur), A Prechal, K Jürimäe, C Lycourgos, E Regan, S Rodin, I Jarukaitis, N Jääskinen, I Ziemele, J Passer,
Judges M Ilešič, J-C Bonichot, M Safjan, F Biltgen, PG Xuereb, N Piçarra, LS Rossi, A Kumin, N Wahl, D Gratsias, ML Arastey Sahún, M Gavalec, Z Csehi
Advocate General M Campos Sánchez-Bordona
European Union— Scope of European Union law— Rule of law— Member states’ breaches of principles of rule of law affecting financial interests of European Union— European Union Regulation enabling receipt of financing from EU budget subject to horizontal conditionality linked to respect by member state for value of rule of law— Member state applying to annul Regulation— Whether EU having competence to adopt Regulation— Whether Regulation breaching principles of subsidiarity, proportionality, conferral and legal certainty—
EU Treaty
, arts 2, 7
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FEU Treaty
, art 322(1)(a)
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Parliament and Council Regulation (EU, Euratom)
2020/2092