EU Commission urges termination of conditionality procedure against Hungary

The European Commission officially proposed that the EU discontinue the conditionality procedure launched against Hungary. Approval by the Council of member states would unlock previously frozen EU support and allow Hungarian higher-education institutions to fully engage in Erasmus+ student exchanges and Horizon Europe research collaborations. In its statement, the Commission noted Hungary's recent measures to reinforce the rule of law and safeguard Union finances.

The recommendation calls for a qualified-majority vote, the same threshold that was met when the procedure was first opened, with 25 of the 27 governments voting in favour at that time. The move follows the Commission’s assessment that most of the identified issues have been addressed, though some problems remain.