Media: EU Commission representatives will meet with Magyar on April 17 in Budapest
According to Politico, citing a spokesperson for the European Commission, Paula Pigno, EU Commission representatives will meet with Peter Magyar, chairman of Hungary's winning party "Tisza," in Budapest on April 17 to discuss unfreezing over €30 billion in EU funds.
Previously, the Financial Times cited an EU Commission spokesperson as saying Brussels has frozen approximately €35 billion in funding earmarked for Hungary.
The report stated: "The European Commission is sending representatives to Budapest to negotiate the unfreezing of billions of euros in EU funds allocated to Hungary, with the EU Commission delegation set to meet with Tisza party representatives on Friday (April 17)."
The report noted that the main topic of discussion will be unfreezing over €30 billion in EU funds previously frozen by Brussels.
Hungary’s parliamentary election took place on April 12. According to preliminary vote counts from 98.9% of ballots reported by Hungary’s National Election Committee, Peter Magyar’s Tisza party leads far ahead of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party. The Tisza party is expected to secure 138 out of 199 seats, achieving a majority, while Fidesz will win 57 seats. Final results will be announced before April 18.
Source: sputniknews
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