Hungary’s Half-Promises Should Not Fool EU Commission

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015. © 2015 Reuters Media reports suggest the European Commission has decided to hold firm on the question of whether to maintain a proposal to freeze €7.5 billion in EU cohesion funds for Hungary in light of the country’s corruption and public procurement concerns. We should know next week if the Commission is willing to defend EU values in this case when Commissioners are expected to meet to confirm the decision. The Commission could also approve the Covid recovery…

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