Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Thursday it was intensifying its legal procedure against Hungary over Budapest’s criminalizing of support for migrants, moving the case closer to a possible ruling by the European Court of Justice. “The European Commission has today decided to send a reasoned opinion to Hungary concerning legislation that criminalizes activities that support asylum and residence applications and further restricts the right to request asylum,” the EU executive said in a statement.r