Hungary's top court avoids ruling on primacy of EU law

FILE PHOTO: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks as he arrives to attend a face-to-face EU summit amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2020. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Constitutional Court avoided ruling on the primacy of European Union law in deciding on a disputed government move against immigration on Friday, staving off a deeper crisis after a similar Polish challenge sent shock waves through Europe.

The court has been considering a challenge by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government to an EU court finding that Budapest broke EU laws designed to protect refugees by deporting them over the border into Serbia.