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Hungary's Magyar Heads to Brussels to Reset EU Ties and Unlock Funds
Magyar seeks a political agreement to unlock €10.4 billion in recovery funds as Hungary races to meet EU rule-of-law conditions.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will travel to Brussels on Friday to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, seeking a 'political agreement' aimed at resetting Hungary's relationship with the EU following his Tisza Party's sweeping April election victory over Viktor Orbán's nationalist government.
- Corruption and rule-of-law concerns have frozen €17 billion in EU funds that Magyar pledged to unlock, with Hungary facing an end-of-August deadline to fulfil remaining conditions or risk losing the entire €10.4 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility allocation.
- The €10.4 billion package comprises €6.5 billion in non-repayable grants and €3.9 billion in loans; Budapest is revising its recovery plan to prioritise railway projects, energy infrastructure and rental housing, with submission timing uncertain between Friday and early June.
- EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law Michael McGrath said on Tuesday it is 'encouraging to see the commitment and dedication of the new Hungarian government to swiftly proceed with rule-of-law reforms,' though one funding tranche requires amending anti-LGBTQ+ and asylum legislation.
- Beyond recovery funds, Magyar and von der Leyen will address Ukraine's EU membership bid, contingent on Hungary lifting its veto if Kyiv addresses Hungarian minority language and educational rights in Transcarpathia, with EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos expecting to greenlight the first chapter in June.
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Hungary's new Prime Minister Magyar has been visiting Brussels for the first time since he took office.
·Germany
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Hungary's Magyar heads to Brussels to reset EU ties and unlock funds
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will travel to Brussels for meetings that include a reset agreement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as Budapest seeks to unlock €10 billion in blocked recovery funds ahead of an August deadline.
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Mark Rutte will receive the Hungarian Prime Minister at his residence.
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