Summary

Hungary will lose €1.04 billion in EU funds on January 1, 2025, as disputes with Brussels over corruption and rule of law persist, deepening its recession.

Hungary faces a deepening recession, with with €6.3 billion frozen over rule-of-law concerns, and €200 million lost annually due to daily fines for illegal asylum seeker treatment, alongside a 0.7% economic contraction and a 4.5% budget deficit.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking to Chinese investment to offset the €19 billion in blocked EU funds.

While Chinese projects, such as a battery plant, have increased, experts doubt they can replace the scale of EU funding.

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    4 days ago

    Fucking dictators selling out their countries to China for a quick buck, totally won’t backfire ten - twenty years from now.

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      3 days ago

      They don’t care, it won’t affect them as all their money are hidden far out of reach.