Hungary targets deal on EU development funds by autumn - minister
Reuters
Published Jun 30, 2022 01:38PM ET
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary expects to sign an agreement with the European Union by the autumn over 22 billion euros ($23 billion) of development funds under the bloc's 2021-2027 budget, the country's economic development minister Marton Nagy said on Thursday.
Agreement over the funds has been delayed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's many battles with the EU, such as over migration, human rights and his stance on Russia, but he is under growing pressure to strike a deal, with the Hungarian currency hitting new lows and inflation surging.
"We need to reel in EU funds and we must come to an agreement with the EU," Nagy told a university forum.
He added, however, that progress in talks on money from the EU's pandemic recovery fund - a separate pot - was still proving difficult.
The European Commission said on Wednesday it had "no updates" on granting Hungary access to 15.5 billion euros in COVID-19 economic stimulus funds. The EU executive also said it was analysing Budapest's response to concerns it had raised over Hungary's public procurement system.
Nagy added Orban's government would aim to preserve full employment, which would be "very hard" over the next year and a half amid an economic slowdown and could entail further fiscal costs.
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