EU Council approves recovery plan
The EC has released 900 million euros from the Recovery and Resilience Facility to finance projects approved in the RePowerEU chapter.
The EC has released 900 million euros from the Recovery and Resilience Facility to finance projects approved in the RePowerEU chapter.
The prime minister held talks on Tuesday with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, and the prime ministers of Croatia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Sweden.
In the future, the prime minister will regularly brief the president on EC meetings.
János Bóka, the state secretary of the ministry of justice responsible for EU affairs, said Hungary will enter next year without losing its EU funding.
Heads of state and government will discuss, among others, the war in Ukraine, the serious economic crisis that results from it and the security of energy supplies.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s response to George Soros.
10 December 2020, Brussels
PM Orbán has held preparatory talks for the next EU summit with European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Cypriot president as well as his Italian, Slovenian, Estonian and Luxembourg counterparts.
The prime minister said rich countries must not be given more funds because that would be in contravention with European values.
PM Orbán and Charles Michel discussed important topics in connection with Hungary’s relations with the European Union, including policies on migration, the economy and foreign affairs.
Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels failed to find a compromise regarding its new leader. Government spokesman István Hollik said V4 leaders are “now more united than they had been five years ago.”
The PM said this is the most important consultation regarding the future of the EU, and the primary question for now is whether or not Fidesz will remain in the EPP.
The minister underlined the fact that at this point in time, 16 Member States do not support the EU's official draft, while five Member States indicated their unconditional support for the proposal