Brussels, 17/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 17 January, the European Commission decided, as it had suggested last week, to open three infringement proceedings against Hungary, giving it formal notice on the subject of three, highly controversial, proposed constitutional reforms which took effect on 1st January. These reforms are on the independence of the central bank, on the mandatory retirement age for judges and on the independence of the authority which protects personal data.
The...