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Stefan Grobe

Hungary must reform for its people not for EU, Commissioner McGrath tells Euronews

Hungary's new government should push through reforms, including on the rule of law, for its own good and to benefit its citizens, not just to unlock frozen EU funds, Michael McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, told Euronews.

The country's Prime Minister Péter Magyar will meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday. He is seeking to unlock €10 billion in recovery funds, blocked over longstanding concerns about judicial independence, corruption and democratic backsliding during former leader Viktor Orbán’s years in power, ahead of an August deadline.

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