Hungary could miss out on EU billions in rule-of-law fight
By DW
01 December 2022 |
12:13 pm
After months of buildup, the European Commission has backed withholding billions of EU funds from Hungary. Despite recent reforms, Budapest must do more to address risks to core democratic standards, EU officials say.
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