{"id":445002,"date":"2026-02-12T10:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/02\/12\/avvocato-generale-contro-von-der-leyen-annullare-lo-scongelamento-di-fondi-allungheria\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:31:31","slug":"advocate-general-challenges-von-der-leyen-urges-annulment-of-hungary-fund-unfreezing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/02\/12\/advocate-general-challenges-von-der-leyen-urges-annulment-of-hungary-fund-unfreezing\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocate General challenges von der Leyen, urges annulment of Hungary fund unfreezing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels &#8211; A<strong>nnul the European Commission\u2019s <\/strong>decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2023\/12\/13\/eu-commission-unfreezes-nearly-a-third-of-funds-blocked-to-hungary\/\">to lift the suspension of&nbsp;EU funds<\/a> for Hungary and to freeze those resources, Advocate General Tamara Capeta said in her proposed ruling to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Court of Justice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/03\/12\/funds-to-hungary-eu-parliament-is-serious-juri-committee-backs-court-action-against-eu-executive\/\">in the dispute between the European Parliament and the European Commission<\/a> over funding to Budapest.&nbsp;According to the Advocate General, <strong>the EU executive&nbsp;&#8220;infringed its duty to state reasons&#8221;<\/strong> under<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/LexUriServ\/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12008E296:EN:HTML#:~:text=Article%20296%20of%20the%20Treaty%20on%20the,requests%2C%20or%20opinions%20required%20by%20the%20Treaties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;Article 296 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<\/a>, &#8220;failing to provide any explanation&#8221; for the reasons that led to the change of mind and the green light for the disbursement of funds. 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