How important have EU funds been for the Hungarian economy?
Net inflows per GDP, contribution to investment, blocking and unblocking, breakdown of funds.
The latest news is that the European Parliament has sued the European Commission for having released the European transfer funds for Hungary.
But just how important were these funds for Hungary before they were blocked? Some EU transfers to Hungary were unlocked at the end of 2023. But how much? Of what total allocation? When do these arrive? What sort of boost does it mean for the Hungarian economy?
The following is a brief summary of the complicated matter of EU cohesion policy funding for Hungary, as well as their partial blocking by the European Commission.
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