# Von der Leyen says Hungary ‘strengthened rule of law’, unlocking €4.2bn in EU funding

https://mins.news/en/item/70296

- euronews, 2026-09-23 08:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/von-der-leyen-says-hungary-strengthened-rule-of-law-unlocks-42bn-in-eu-funding

> The European Commission has released €4.2 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary and restored access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe after Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government met EU rule-of-law conditions. Brussels had frozen the money in 2022 over corruption and procurement concerns linked to the Orbán government.

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