Three Questions to rule (on) them All: the full Court Hearing in the Case Commission v. Hungary on the Justiciability of EU Values against Member States (C-769/22)

On 19 November 2024 the most extensive formation of the Court of Justice, the Full Court, heard the parties in the case Commission v. Hungary (C-769/22) – a landmark case on EU values. This infringement action targets the so-called ‘anti-LGBTQ+ law’ passed by Orban’s government in 2021. The case and its hearing have been exceptional in many ways, not only for the formation of the Court and the large public audience attending, but also for the long list of Member States –sixteen– that intervened in support of the Commission. Such an unprecedented setting left Hungary isolated in the Grande Salle of the Court, as previously seen in the Council. Moreover, the Commission decided to mobilise EU values at the core of their claim in a unique way.