First published 10/1/2026, 10:05:15 AM · Last updated 10/1/2026, 10:05:15 AM

Commission decides to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice to ensure compliance with rules on intra-EU investor-State arbitration

The European Commission has referred Hungary to the Court of Justice over compliance with EU rules on investor–State arbitration between member states. The supplied source data consisted only of a press release header dated 01 Oct 2026 and provided no further details.

Illustrative image: View of the Hungarian Parliament Building from the Castle Hill seen across the Danube river. Budapest, Hungary, Eastern Europe, 21 October 2012. — Mstyslav Chernov/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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It concerns enforcement of EU rules on intra‑EU investor‑State arbitration.

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Commission decides to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice to ensure compliance with rules on intra-EU investor-State arbitration

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