Norway to Restart Grant Payments to Hungary After Decade-Long Hiatus
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Norway and Hungary have reached an agreement that allows the resumption of a grant program suspended for several years, on the basis of misunderstandings between Oslo and the former Budapest government, led by Viktor Orban. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen...
Norway to restart grant payments to Hungary after decade-long hiatus
By Nora Buli OSLO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Norway has reached an agreement with Hungary allowing the restart of a grants scheme halted over disagreements with the previous Hungarian government, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told Reuters on F...
In the previous funding cycle, Hungary lost the money because the Orbán government did not want organizations independent of NER to distribute the funding.
Hungary and Norway have confirmed an agreement under which the Nordic country will contribute nearly 93 billion forints to domestic developments in the areas of green transition, healthcare and strengthening local communities. Minister of Finance András Kármán reported on the details of the bilateral negotiations in his Facebook post.
Norway has reached an agreement with Hungary that allows the resumption of a grant payment scheme that was halted due to several years of disagreements with the previous government of Viktor Orban.
The Hungarian government has ratified the cooperation agreement on the Norway Grants, under which Norway will contribute nearly 93 billion forints to the development of Hungary.
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