Hungary continues to pay a fine of 1 million euros per day over its migration policy.

Omissions

• The daily 1 million euro penalty is one of two financial sanctions: it comes on top of a lump-sum fine of 200 million euros imposed by the same June 2024 CJEU judgment.
• Hungary has refused to pay directly; the European Commission has moved to recover the amounts by deducting them from Hungary's share of EU funds, so the payment mechanism is deduction from EU transfers rather than a voluntary cash transfer.
• The penalty accrues until Hungary implements the required measures, and Hungarian officials (including PM Péter Magyar in July 2026) have sought to challenge or obtain a refund of the fine; the amount stated is the per-day rate, not a fixed total.
• The MEP's framing attributing the criticism to 'the EPP and the grand coalition' is a political characterisation, not a verifiable factual element; the fine derives from a CJEU ruling following a European Commission infringement action.

Sources

• PrimaryCourt of Justice of the European Union (CURIA) — Press Release No 99/24Asylum policy: Hungary is ordered to pay a lump sum of 200 million euros and a penalty payment of 1 million euros per day of delay for failure to comply with the Court's judgment.
• SecondaryPolitico EUAlong with the €200 million fine, Hungary will be fined an additional €1 million per day that it fails to comply with the court's judgment.
• SecondaryEuronewsHungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is seeking a refund of the European Union's €1 million daily migration fine imposed on his country.