# Hungary dramatically cuts EU defence loan request under new government

https://mins.news/en/item/73987

- euronews, 2026-09-25 12:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/hungary-dramatically-cuts-eu-defence-loan-request-under-new-government

> Brussels said on Friday that the administration of Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar had sharply reduced its request for an EU defence loan, cutting it from €16.4 billion to €5.4 billion.

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