European auditors are sounding the alarm over the Recovery and Resilience Facility’s lack of a paper trail, suggesting that the shift to milestone-based payments makes it nearly impossible to track the final use of billions.
A Commission spokesman said no decision had been taken to withhold funds and offered no explanation for enlargement commissioner Marta Kos’ remarks the previous week.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office’s investigation is putting pressure on the European People’s Party as the case affects one of its key parties in southern Europe.
While close-to-the-opposition polls predict a Fidesz defeat, some EU countries are already drafting plans to prevent a sixth Orbán government from “derailing” decision-making processes.
