EU Council ends conditionality procedure against Hungary, €4.2bn unlocked
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- On 13 Oct 2026 the Council of the EU decides to end the rule-of-law conditionality procedure opened against Hungary in 2022
About €4.2bn of frozen 2021–2027 cohesion funds become reimbursable again, against invoices rather than as a lump sum
€6.3bn had been frozen in 2022; a further €1bn was lost at the end of both 2024 and 2025. The Commission pointed to the strengthened Integrity Authority and asset declarations; universities run by KEKVA foundations can rejoin Erasmus+ at the earliest in the spring semester (Daily News Hungary, 13 Oct 2026).
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