Politics
EU unlocks €10 Billion for Hungary as Orban turns the screw
Major win for controversial Prime Minister ahead of a crucial summit on Ukraine that the nationalist leader is threatening to torpedo
The European Union decided to release more than €10 billion ($10.8 billion) of aid earmarked for Hungary, a major win for Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of a crucial summit on Ukraine that the nationalist leader is threatening to torpedo. The forint extended gainst against the euro.
The funds, about a third of the overall amount the EU decided to freeze a year ago due to rule-of-law and graft concerns, were released after Orban’s government ...