Regional Development Minister Tibor Navracsics said he trusted Hungary would reach an agreement with the European Commission on access to its European Union funding "by the end of November", speaking at a conference organized by Portfolio.hu on Tuesday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.
Regional Development Minister Tibor Navracsics and European Union Affairs Minister János Bóka augured a "breakthrough" in negotiations on the Erasmus scholarship program and said matters could be resolved by the end of fall after talks with European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn in Brussels on Wednesday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.
Elsewhere, Polish parties try to outdo each other over child handouts; the media is in the headlines in Czechia; and Slovakia’s new technocratic government gets to work.
Elsewhere, the Czech presidential run-off looks to be going Pavel’s way; Polish Leopard tanks are finally on their way to Ukraine; and a Slovak referendum on shortening parliamentary term fails but the country will still get snap elections.