The Spar case and freedom of the press: the Curia once again ruled in favor of Viktor Orbán

It increasingly appears that the Curia is working to make the operation of the independent Hungarian press impossible.

The Curia today announced a review verdict in favor of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the press lawsuit filed against Hírklikk. The case concerns a statement made by the Austrian CEO of Spar about the Hungarian Prime Minister. The defendant newspaper's legal representative, lawyer András Litresits, warned at the hearing that the Curia is applying double standards, as it had previously ruled unfavourably for the plaintiff politician in a similar …