Magyar: It took us three weeks to do what Orban couldn’t do for three years

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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar reached an agreement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday to unfreeze almost all European funds intended for Hungary, giving the government access to the full amount of 16.4 billion euros blocked under Viktor Orbán.

Von der Leyen praised Magyar for quickly forming a government and implementing “long-awaited reforms” in just a few weeks. She announced the release of 10 billion euros from the European Fund for Recovery and Resilience, with an additional 4.2 billion euros from cohesion funds and another 2.2 billion from a special tranche of the same fund.

Magyar ended Orbán’s 16-year rule in the April elections. Brussels previously froze the funds due to concerns about corruption and the rule of law during Orbán’s tenure.

“Three weeks were enough for us to do what Viktor Orbán couldn’t do in three years,” Magyar said, adding that they were fighting for the full amount of funding.

However, Hungary must meet certain conditions, known as “super-milestones”, in order for the funds to be fully unblocked.

(Vijesti.ba)

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