There is broad agreement within the European Union (EU) to consider introducing stricter conditions for receiving funds from the EU budget, Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre said after the meeting of the EU General Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Tuesday.
She noted that earlier in the day, the ninth hearing of Hungary under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union had taken place, due to concerns related to the rule of law. According to her, these hearings will continue, despite Budapest’s rejection of the criticisms.
EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath said the European Commission continues to share the concerns of the European Parliament, which initiated the procedure against Hungary in 2018. He noted that the Commission has brought two cases before the Court of Justice of the EU concerning Hungarian legislation it considers incompatible with EU law. Rulings are expected in the coming months, he added.
The Commissioner explained that the EC remains of the view that the procedure against Hungary should continue until the reasons for its initiation are resolved. McGrath added that the EC remains open to dialogue but retains the ability to exert pressure through the conditions for disbursing EU budget funds. He specified that Hungary remains blocked from accessing a total of EUR 18 billion in EU funding. EU Considers Introducing Stricter EU Funding Conditions THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-21 18:16:53 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
