Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff, said an agreement on Hungary’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funding now depends only on the European Commission.
During a meeting of the EP’s Committee on Budgets in Brussels, MEPs discussed proposals for the European Union’s draft budget for next year.
Mihály Varga said he supported Hungary’s EU membership and would vote for its accession if the question were put to a referendum this year.
The EU’s attempt to link the disbursement of recovery funds to the issue of Hungary’s child protection law was “an extremely negative development”.
Hungary submitted its plan on the use of RRF funds in May, with the lion’s share — 34.1 percent of the funds — allocated to the development of the healthcare system.
The author serves as State Secretary for EU Development Projects at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Development of the health system was the plan’s most significant element, utilizing 34.1 percent of available resources.
Gergely Gulyás said that Hungary’s preparations for its recovery plan were in an advanced stage and the plan would be submitted early.