Parliament approved with a simple majority at the end of April the law under which the land rights of national parks were put into the ownership of the National Land Fund and leasehold rights were terminated.

President János Áder refused to sign the law and turned to the top court for an opinion.

The court said that changing the approval conditions of the law from a supermajority to a simple one had been unconstitutional.

It also ruled against the principle that the land fund would prioritise the economic aspects of managing the land as opposed to ensuring they remain protected nature reserves.

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