Hungary PM Magyar sees deal next week on releasing EU funds

Hungary's Prime ​Minister Peter Magyar said ​on Saturday ‌negotiations on ​suspended EU funds were "progressing well" and he was planning to ‌sign a deal in Brussels on Thursday to release them. * Magyar said he plans ⁠to announce the details of the agreement on EU funds ⁠on ​Thursday. * He will also meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Belgian PM Bart ⁠De Wever on the same Brussels trip.

Hungary's Prime ​Minister Peter Magyar said ​on Saturday ‌negotiations on ​suspended EU funds were "progressing well" and he was planning to ‌sign a deal in Brussels on Thursday to release them. Magyar told TV channel RTL he had spoken ‌to and exchanged letters with European Commission President ‌Ursula von der Leyen on the topic several times recently.

* Hungary needs the funds to shore up ⁠its ​state finances. Magyar ⁠inherited a soaring budget deficit and an economy that barely ⁠clambered out of recession in the first quarter ​after years of stagnation. * Magyar said he plans ⁠to announce the details of the agreement on EU funds ⁠on ​Thursday.

* He will also meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Belgian PM Bart ⁠De Wever on the same Brussels trip. * Magyar ⁠said ⁠Hungary's government sees GDP growth in 2026 at around 2% or slightly higher.