This increases the blocked sum from 6.3 to 22 billion euros.
The conditions, as the Commission has now made clear, are not met. The reasons she cited included a law that forbids minors from accessing information about homosexuality or gender reassignment, as well as “serious risks” to academic freedom and the right to asylum. In addition, Hungary must also fulfill the promises to restore the independence of the judiciary, which it has already made to obtain the Corona reconstruction aid. These too – a total of 5.8 billion euros are at stake – are currently blocked.
Under the current circumstances, the costs reported by Hungary for the spending programs “cannot be reimbursed,” said a Commission spokesman. Hungary can only receive small amounts for “technical assistance” and pre-financing. However, the latter only accounts for 1.5 percent of the total budget.
Hungary can only get the rest of the money once all the Commission’s demands have been met. Particularly unpleasant for Orban: The Commission alone decides when this is the case – the approval of the EU states is not necessary.
However, Prime Minister Viktor Orban urgently needs the money for his economy, where inflation has risen to 26 percent.
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