Today in Brussels, the Prime Minister is negotiating with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, about the use of the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Plan in Hungary.
The chief spokesperson of the European Commission did not want to reveal details about exactly which parts of the plan President Von der Leyen is discussing with the Prime Minister, or whether there are any elements that the European Commission finds objectionable "at first glance" during the consultation.
It should be remembered that last summer the member states of the European Union agreed on a huge package of around 1,800 billion euros, which consists of the seven-year framework budget and a 750 billion-euro post-epidemic recovery fund. For the latter, the European Commission will take out loans on the financial markets, from which EU countries' investments, post-pandemic reforms, healthcare and research and development will be supported - based on strictly defined criteria.
It stipulates, among other things, that thirty-seven percent of EU funds must be devoted to green goals and twenty percent to the digital transition. Governments must also pay particular attention to consulting with social and regional partners and local governments on how to recover after the epidemic.
the Hungarian draft of more than four hundred pages, our country intends to implement a historic program worth nearly HUF 5,800 billion, which consists of a total of nine components . In terms of green goals, we far exceed the EU goal. A total of fifty-one percent (!) of the sources can be used based on climate protection considerations.
Although the European Commission gives a preliminary opinion on the national plans, they will presumably be adopted by the EU Council made up of member state ministers in the summer. The first payments are expected in the second half of the year.
Following the Hungarian Nation
