The European Commission accuses the Vicktor Orban government of systematic irregularities in public procurement and shortcomings in the fight against corruption.
The European Commission (EC) proposed this Sunday fire the payout of european funds a Hungary because of the continued violations of the rule of law, in particular in the area of fight against corruption Y fraud in the proceedings of public procurement.
The Community executive is in favor of “suspending the disbursement of 65% of the commitments of three cohesion policy operational programs for an estimated amount of EUR 7,500 million, representing more than a third of the Hungarian cohesion allocation”, according to the European Commissioner for Budgets, Johannes Hahn reported at a press conference.
Brussels has decided to take this step pending the government of Victor Orban implementing the promised reforms to resolve the deficiencies discovered by the Community authorities and which led to the activation of the file.
The case started in April with the notification to Hungary
Hahn recalled that the case started when the EC notified Budapest in April of its concerns about violations of the rule of law, in the context that they could pose a risk to the proper use of the community budget.
He specifically referred to systematic irregularities and shortcomings in public procurement, shortcomings in the handling of conflicts of interest in the public sphere, shortcomings in the effective follow-up of investigations and judicial proceedings in fund-related matters and shortcomings in the fight against corruption.
In July, the Commission informed Hungary that it would propose measures to the rest of the EU countries to: protect the community budgetunless it has developed adequate corrective measures to solve the problem, and from then on Budapest has committed to take 17 initiatives.
The asset freeze must now take place approved within a month by the other Member States by qualified majority, which means that Poland – Hungary’s major partner in these matters – has no veto right.
However, andThis period can be extended by a further two monthsmeaning Budapest has until December 21 to implement the reforms promised to the community authorities and stop the process so that the asset freeze is ineffective.
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Source: EITB
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