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Fielding questions at a midday press briefing on Monday, EC spokesman Olof Gill said that, because the meeting involves a prime minister-elect, the Commission would not disclose further details beyond its previous statements.
He said discussions with the incoming Hungarian government’s delegations were focused on “how to move forward, how to make meaningful progress on … unblocking EU funds that are earmarked for Hungary”.
“The Commission’s perspective on this is very simple,” he said. “We want to engage in a very structured, in a very focused way with the incoming Hungarian government to make sure that at the earliest stage, every action that needs to be taken is taken so that the people of Hungary, for whose benefit those funds were intended can benefit from them at the earliest stage.”
Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, said on Monday he expects a political agreement to be signed in Brussels between May 15 and 20, allowing Hungary to amend the necessary legislation by August 31 and secure the release of the funds.
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