A European Commission delegation will travel to Budapest on Friday to begin discussions with Hungary’s incoming government, EC spokesperson Paula Pinho said, according to MTI.
The visit aims to accelerate negotiations on key EU issues, in line with EC President Ursula von der Leyen’s announcement this week.
“The clock is ticking for a number of topics,” she said, noting that rapid progress was in both Hungary’s and the EU’s interest.
“Whether we’re talking about the Ukrainian loan, whether we’re talking about Next Generation EU funds, obviously it is in the interest of Hungary, it is in the interest of the EU that we make progress as soon as possible,” Pinho said.
“And therefore these are preliminary talks that are taking place in order to make sure that once the government is in place, action can be taken if appropriate, and that we do not waste any time. So that’s … the framing of this meeting and the reason for it,” she added.