Published: October 14th, 2022,
Last updated: December 21st, 2022
To avert the possible blocking of EU funds because of rule-of-law deficits, the Hungarian government has been given more time. On Thursday, member states decided to extend Budapest’s deadline by two months to December 19. The right-wing populist government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán must implement 17 measures in order to receive a total of €7.5 billion in Cohesion Funds.