European Union.Last year, the European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary had failed to follow EU law by creating pushbacks of people entering the country without permission, refusing them the right to apply for asylum, and detaining them in "transit zones" along Hungary's southern border with Serbia.Earlier this month, Hungary's Constitutional Court avoided ruling on if EU law takes priority over the enforcement of the government's own measure, according to Reuters.The heavy fines would be next for Hungary if it continues to refuse.
The bloc's highest court in September began giving a daily fine of 1 million euros ($1.2 million) to Poland, an ally of Hungary, once it failed to follow a court decision of halting changes to its judicial.