Navracsics: Hungary isn't wasting its European Union funding
Tibor Navracsics said those investments would also contribute to making the EU more competitive.
Tibor Navracsics said those investments would also contribute to making the EU more competitive.
Boglárka Bólya said such financing should meet transparency requirements, and she called on the EU to stick to transparency rules that member states are expected to adhere to.
"The Hungarian opposition parties in Brussels, with the exception of Our Homeland, are also suing Hungary," the prime minister said.
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“Blockage of money always comes when the country does not fulfil something,” Vera Jourová said.
Gergely Gulyás said the EC and EP were exerting pressure on Hungary’s government in respect of two issues “on which Hungarian voters have clearly expressed their opinion”.
Balázs Hidvéghi said that the EP wanted to suspend the country’s voting rights because they didn’t agree on important political matters.
The EC president said the EU will continue to withhold some 20 billion euros of cohesion funds until other concerns are addressed.
The funds will kick-start the implementation of key investments and reforms outlined in each chapter of the REPowerEU scheme.
This latest transfer and the 779.5 million euros in recovery funding received last week bring the total funding received by Hungary in recent days to 470 billion forints.
Tibor Navracsics, Regional Development Minister, said Hungary could now start implementing several of its goals.
The European Commission said Hungary may start claiming reimbursements of up to around 10.2 billion euros in cohesion funding as it has adopted reforms related to judicial independence.
The 2021-2027 EU funding period is also underway, he noted, and talks on cohesion funds and the support and loan parts of recovery funds started last year.