The European Commission has begun immediate negotiations with Peter Magyar on the restoration of relations and unfreezing financial assistance to Hungary. Among them are the unblocking of a loan for Ukraine worth 90 billion euros and the lifting of Budapest’s veto on the next package of sanctions against Russia. This is reported by UA.NEWS, the Financial Times. The PromPolitInform portal informs.
Brussels expects the new leader to unblock a loan for Ukraine worth 90 billion euros and the lifting of the veto on sanctions against Russia.
To receive 35 billion euros, Budapest must fulfill 27 conditions, in particular in the fight against corruption and the independence of the judiciary. It is also necessary to resolve the conflict over migration legislation, due to which the country pays a daily fine of one million euros. EU officials emphasize that, unlike the situation with Poland, the funds will not be unfrozen without real legislative changes.
Magyar plans to visit Brussels before his inauguration to discuss these steps, although his first official visits are planned to Warsaw and Vienna. At the same time, the EU is concerned that Viktor Orbán could use the time before the new parliament is sworn in to make personnel changes that would complicate reforms. Magyar’s full mandate gives him the opportunity to quickly change the country’s course, but the Commission demands that all points of the plan be strictly implemented.
The leader of the Hungarian Tisza party, Peter Magyar, said that Russia poses a threat to his country’s security.
Magyar called on Orbán’s puppets to resign.
