Will a Brussels Approval Stamp be Given For Hungary's Recovery Plan?

Ahead of key meetings and decisions on access to €5.8bn in Covid recovery funds for Hungary, Wojciech Przybylski and Edit Zgut-Przybylska explore the multi-layered negotiating game between Brussels and Budapest. With EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen expected to arrive in Budapest with a stamp of approval for Hungary’s recovery plan, the looming ‘rule of law’ conditionality mechanism is yet to be separated from conclusion to procedure. The ruling party in Poland, however, will be watching closely how and what type of agreement will be inked in Budapest.