The Report would raise serious concerns if it had any basis. In order to clarify the inaccuracies in the text, the Kúria of Hungary attaches the following comments to Chapter I of the Report.
Prof. Dr. András Zs. Varga, the President of the Curia of Hungary participated, as the Venice Commission’s Hungarian member, at the 127th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission held on 1-3 July 2021 in Venice, Italy.
At the Friday, 2 July sitting of the Plenary Session, the President of the Curia of Hungary bestowed the Amicus Curiae medal and diploma on Mr. Gianni Buquicchio, the outgoing President of the Venice Commission.
On 25 June 2021, between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the Hungarian Lawyers Association holds a jubilee conference, entitled “Values and institutions in the ten-year-old Fundamental Law” on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Fundamental Law of Hungary in the Curia’s Assembly Hall. The conference includes a number of professional lectures – on topical issues related to the aforementioned anniversary – from the country’s public dignitaries and from the representatives of the various legal professions.
Dr. András Zs. Varga, the President of the Curia of Hungary received H.E. Park Chul-Min, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Hungary on 7 June 2021 in the premises of the Curia of Hungary.
During the Ambassador’s introductory visit, the parties discussed Hungary’s successful disease management and commemorated the victims of the watercraft accident on Danube river that had happened two years ago. Lastly, they stressed the importance of the cultural and judicial relationships between the two countries.
Budapest, the 7th of June 2021
The associate professor of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University was informed about the constitutional relationship between the Constitutional Court and the Curia of Hungary, the Fundamental Law’s provisions on the Curia of Hungary, in particular regarding the Curia’s role in connection with the uniformed application of law as well as about the specificities of the uniformity complaint procedure. The Hungarian system of administrative justice was also discussed.