Will the Hungarian Parliament accept a package of anti-corruption laws?

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will on Monday submit a package of anti-corruption laws to enforce the fulfilment of promises the government has made to the European Commission, the party’s leader said.

Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference streamed also online on Friday that Hungary was not getting some 8,000 billion forints (EUR 20bn) worth of funding from the EU as a result of a years-long dispute going on between the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Council, and the Hungarian government.

Part of this money, some 400-600 billion forints, could be lost for good within two and a half months when the deadline expires after which “it is not possible anymore to discuss under what conditions the money could arrive”, Gyurcsány said. Additionally, there is a daily fine Hungary must pay, meaning “we paid 400 million yesterday, we are paying 400 million today and will pay another 400 million tomorrow,” he said.