EU Commission Wants To Condition Cohesion Funds on ‘Performance’ TEC News March 28, 2024 Proposed change would allow Brussels to blackmail recipients in ‘cash-for-reforms’ scheme
EU Parliament Leftists Demand That Court Block Funds for Hungary Thomas O'Reilly March 12, 2024 MEPs vote to sue European Commission over releasing country’s cohesion funds
Spain Back Among EU’s Poor Countries Bridget Ryder February 23, 2024 The economic situation and purchasing power of Spaniards has so degenerated in the last five years that the country qualifies for cohesion funds.
MEPs threaten To Sue EU for Giving Hungary Its Own Money Thomas O'Reilly January 19, 2024 Billions in owed funding secured by the Orbán government, prompting another round of Hungary-bashing in the European Parliament
EU and Hungary: Who’s Blackmailing Who? Tamás Orbán December 13, 2023 The EU is about to make a terrible mistake that must be stopped, PM Orbán said.
Hungary May Receive Some (But Not All) of Its Blocked EU Funds This Month Bridget Ryder December 3, 2023 Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has called the year-long funding block “financial blackmail.”
EU President Visits Hungary To Discuss Ukraine Strategy Zoltán Kottász November 25, 2023 More support for Kyiv and the start of EU accession talks are both on the agenda of the upcoming EU summit in December.
Hungarian Parliament Approves Judicial Reforms Tamás Orbán May 3, 2023 Although the reforms should be enough to unlock half of the €27 billion worth of frozen funds, the European Commission will likely take its time to use it as leverage on the LGBT and migration front as well.
