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Hungary meets EU rule-of-law parameters

Hungary has notified Brussels that it has met EU rule-of-law conditions.

The move could release €4.2 billion in EU funds and restore access for researchers and students who were left out of European grant aid.

"The European Commission has received Hungary's written notification under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation.

"The notification sets out measures to remedy the situation that led to the adoption of protective measures," the European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, Piotr Serafin, wrote on X on Wednesday (9 September).

The notification follows a May agreement between Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

At the end of 2022, the Council of the EU formally suspended €6.3 billion in cohesion funding to Hungary under the conditionality mechanism, citing shortcomings in the country's anti-corruption framework, conflicts of interest, and systemic irregularities in public procurement, EuroNews reports.