EUR 18 billion of EU funds are frozen because of corruption and attacks on the rule of law.
Justice & Anti-CorruptionHungary
- Omissions
- The sources are journalistic articles from July 2025, not primary official sources from the European Commission.
- The frozen funds relate specifically to Hungary's failure to meet conditions on judicial independence, anti-corruption measures, and media pluralism under the rule of law conditionality regulation.
- The €18 billion figure represents suspended cohesion funds and other EU budget allocations, not necessarily a single frozen amount but cumulative suspended payments.
- Sources
- SecondaryEuronewsEU will keep €18 billion frozen for Hungary after 'no progress' on rule of law concerns
- SecondaryThe European Conservative€18 Billion in EU funds remain frozen for Hungary due to concerns about corruption, judicial independence, and media pluralism