The Hungarian government has sued the European Union over its decision to grant billions of euros of aid to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets.
Not appearing to directly involve Hungary itself, the move has raised eyebrows — going beyond a public statement against a questionable decision on behalf of the EC to a full blown inter-governmental lawsuit. But Hungary argues that the EPF breached EU law by ignoring Hungary’s original veto of the decision on the issue. Hungary considers itself deprived of the right to vote as a member state of the EU, and is now making a point of the lawsuit as a demonstration of its being repeatedly undermined status.
The lawsuit was filed against the European Peace Facility (EPF), which facilitates military aid to allied countries.
But it was the European Council’s decision to give 99.7% of interest payments from frozen Russian central bank assets to Ukraine via the EPF in 2024.
Since 2022, Ukraine has received between €3–5 billion through the EPF on a yearly basis. The EPF has already paid more than €11 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
The European Court of Justice formally accepted Viktor Orbán’s complaint last week and published the complaint in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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