Rules on farmland purchases “must be proportionate and cannot be discriminatory towards other EU citizens” if they are to comply with EU law, it added.

The EC formally requested that Hungary amend legislation on the restrictions in a “reasoned opinion”, marking the second step in an infringement procedure.

The procedure was launched a little more than a year ago. If Hungary fails to comply within two months, the EC may refer Hungary to the EU’s Court of Justice.

The EC said it also sent reasoned opinions on similar restrictions on the sale of farmland to Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia.

Source: www.hungarymatters.hu
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