EU in talks with Hungary’s Péter Magyar on workaround for frozen funds
Brussels seeks ways of extending part of €10bn beyond an August deadline
Brussels seeks ways of extending part of €10bn beyond an August deadline

Brussels has linked unfreezing of funds to 27 conditions it expects Péter Magyar to deliver on

Brussels and Budapest have a rare and fleeting chance to improve Europe’s defence and correct the bloc’s dysfunction

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Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos says bloc is discussing stricter safeguards against new entrants emulating Hungary

Legal opinion finds fault with Commission’s 2023 decision to grant access to frozen funds ahead of key summit on Ukraine

Viktor Orbán’s government has returned just 18 per cent of funds flagged by the EU’s anti-graft body