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Post by sevenofnine on Sept 18, 2022 11:10:48 GMT -5
I don't think Hungary cares The European Commission on Sunday called for an estimated €7.5 billion in European funds to be withheld from Hungary over corruption concerns. Commissioner Johannes Hahn, in charge of Budget and Administration, said the figure amounts to 65% of the commitments for three operational programmes under cohesion policy and about a third of cohesion funds the country received from the EU budget. EU cohesion funds are given to poorer European countries to help promote growth and employment, while operational programmes surround more specific investment projects. For Brussels, the recommendation to the Council to adopt this punitive measure is the next step in the rule of law mechanism process that it triggered against Hungary in April. The mechanism, which was approved by the European Court of Justice just weeks earl www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/18/brussels-calls-for-75b-of-eu-funds-to-be-cut-from-hungary-over-rule-of-law-concerns
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