Despite the discussion about necessary reforms in recent months, the European Union was now able to pay Hungary 900 million euros. There are no requirements attached to this as it concerns pre-financing. To receive billions in additional resources, the country still needs to implement a number of milestones, such as reforms in the justice sector, Brussels said.
On Thursday, the European Commission approved a proposed aid plan for Hungary, worth a total of 4.6 billion euros. The Commission does not want to see this as a political decision that would convince the Hungarian government to give up its veto on other issues. This includes, for example, aid or accession talks with Ukraine. “We are a rules-based organisation,” a Commission spokesperson said in Brussels on Thursday.
The pre-financing of around 900 million euros is not tied to achieving so-called ‘super milestones’, according to a second spokeswoman. Before the country can access actual aid from the program, the required reforms must be implemented.
The program to which the money will flow is intended to help EU member states become more independent of Russian oil and gas. For this purpose, Member States may apply for appropriate financial support from the EU. This is also linked to the so-called Recovery and Resilience Facility (ARF), which is intended to support countries after the corona pandemic. The corresponding aid for this pot, which is unrelated to the other program, remains linked to reforms for the Hungarian government.
Source: Krone
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