By removing usufruct rights held directly or indirectly by nationals of other Member States on agricultural land on its territory, Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under the property right guaranteed by the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday 21 May (Case C-235/17).
In 2013, Hungary adopted a regulation providing that usufruct rights on agricultural land located on its territory would only be granted or maintained,...