The EU will keep €18 billion frozen for Hungary over rule of law concerns.

Jorge Liboreiro, Amandine Hess   Euronews8 July 2025
Hungary is nowhere near unblocking the €18 billion in cohesion and recovery funds that Brussels keeps frozen due to persisting concerns about democratic backsliding, according to the European Commission's latest Rule of Law Report.

The frozen amount combines around €8.4 billion in cohesion funds and €9.5 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds.