MEP Enikő Győri and ten fellow MEPs from the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group have submitted a written parliamentary question to the European Commission, asking whether it requested the repeal of the Hungarian Constitutional Court's power to issue preliminary opinions on EU-related matters as a condition for unlocking EU funds.
The question, dated 26 June 2026, follows the adoption of a legislative package by the Tisza Party's parliamentary majority. According to the Hungarian Government, the package was necessary to access EU funds currently withheld. The law repeals Section 1(c) and Subtitle 16/A of Act CLI of 2011, which empowered the Constitutional Court to issue preliminary interpretative opinions on Hungary's constitutional order, sovereignty, national identity, constitutional traditions and fundamental rights.
The MEPs note that during a session of the Hungarian Parliament's Committee on European Affairs, the Parliamentary State Secretary for Justice stated that all amendments in the package resulted from consultations with the Commission. The question seeks to clarify whether the Commission made the repeal a condition for disbursement, what the legal basis in EU law would be for such a demand, and how the Commission assesses the government's claim if it did not.
The Commission is expected to reply within approximately six weeks. Its answer will signal whether the EU executive views the repeal as a legitimate safeguard for EU financial interests or as an overreach into national constitutional autonomy.