The granting of full powers to Viktor Orbán by the Hungarian Parliament on 30 March to fight COVID-19 (see EUROPE B12457A31) triggered a new crisis for the Rule of law in the EU.
While Hungarian legislators accepted an emergency law that allows, among other things, governing by decree, the suspension of all elections, and imprisonment for people who spread false information about the coronavirus–a crime that directly targets journalists, according to NGOs–many voices, including MEPs and...