Speaking on Kossuth Rádió yesterday, Nándor Csepreghy, deputy state secretary in charge of development, stated that there was a “99.9% chance” that funding would be restored to 13 EU-funded operative programs after the meeting. Csepreghy figures a penalty of “5% to 10% of HUF 500-600 billion” would be assessed, thus equal to anywhere between HUF 25 billion and HUF 125 billion.

In August, the EU ceased funding to Hungary due to irregularities in reportage, a decision that could cost the country up to €2.02 billion in capital.