Hungary Threatens Lawsuit Against EU Over Border Protection Costs

Budapest demands reimbursement for €2 billion spent on border control amid €200 million fine for breaching EU asylum laws.

Hungary's government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is prepared to sue the European Commission to recover €2 billion spent on border protection.
In June 2024, the European Court of Justice fined Hungary €200 million for unlawfully detaining and deporting asylum-seekers.
Budapest missed its initial payment deadline of September 3 and faces a second deadline on September 17.
Hungary's Minister for European Affairs, János Bóka, has been tasked with negotiating with the EU Commission to resolve the financial dispute.
The Hungarian government has threatened to transport asylum-seekers to Brussels if the EU does not address its demands.