# EU ends anti-corruption funding curbs on Hungary, releasing €4.2bn

https://mins.news/en/item/97734

- euronews, 2026-10-13 09:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/eu-ends-anti-corruption-funding-curbs-on-hungary-freeing-42bn

> The Council of the EU ended the conditionality mechanism imposed on Hungary in 2022 over corruption risks, releasing €4.2 billion and restoring access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe after Péter Magyar’s new government adopted anti-corruption reforms.

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