Published on
17/07/2026 - 12:57 GMT+2
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is seeking a refund of the European Union's €1 million daily migration fine imposed on his country.
Brussels fined Hungary a lump sum of €200 million, plus a daily penalty, in 2024, after Viktor Orbán's government failed to implement a 2020 European Court of Justice ruling on migration. The court had found that Hungary had breached EU law by failing to guarantee asylum seekers the right to fair treatment.
At the time, Hungary had built a border fence with Serbia to prevent migrants from entering the country. Asylum applications were required to be lodged at Hungary's consulate in Belgrade, and the vast majority were rejected. Hungary has been hit with almost €1 billion in EU fines as a result.
