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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Petrequin

Hungary set to receive millions in EU money despite Orban's threats to veto Ukraine aid

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Hungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money, the EU's executive arm said Thursday, despite the Hungarian prime minister’s attempts to scupper the bloc’s support for Ukraine.

That money comes from the bloc’s REPowerEU program aimed at helping the 27 EU nations recover from the energy crisis that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, and reduce their dependance to Russian fossil fuels.

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