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Hungarian PM Peter Magyar seeks release of frozen EU funds in Brussels talks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, greets Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar prior to a meeting at EU heaquarters in Brussels on 29 April 2026.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, greets Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar prior to a meeting at EU heaquarters in Brussels on 29 April 2026. AP - Geert Vanden Wijngaert

Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar will meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Friday in his first top-level talks with EU leaders since his election victory in April, as he seeks to unlock billions of euros in frozen EU funds.

The meeting comes during Magyar’s two-day visit to Brussels, his first official trip to the EU’s seat since his Tisza Party won a two-thirds election victory in a high-turnout vote that ended Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.

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