Hungary Broke EU Law On Ombudsman’s Term
- 9 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
Hungary broke EU law by cutting short the data protection ombudsman’s contract, the EU Luxembourg court ruled. The EU Court of Justice said the independence of member states’ data protection authorities hinged on allowing a full term of office.
On January 1, 2012, Hungary’s parliament decided to reform the data protection system and replace the ombudsman with a national authority for data protection and freedom of information.
Accordingly, András Jóri, appointed for a six-year term in 2008, did not serve his full term.
The European Commission challenged Hungary for failing to fulfil its obligations.
In its Tuesday ruling, the court noted that the supervisory authorities must be allowed to perform their duties free from external influence and their decision-making process free from political influence.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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