Hungary’s new leader went to Brussels on Wednesday to get his money. He will get it — once he has demonstrated changes, the EU’s message went, having learned its lesson from Poland, Karin Axelsson writes in this analysis.
On Wednesday, Péter Magyar traveled to Brussels for a discreet meeting with the EU’s top leadership, even though he will not take office as Hungary’s new leader until May.
But Magyar is in a hurry if he is to ensure that Hungary does not lose roughly 10 billion euros in Covid recovery funds that were frozen under Viktor Orbán. The fund expires this year, and the final deadline for getting the national plan approved is in August.Oversættelsesdisclaimer
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