𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀? The €1.04 billion from 2022, frozen due to concerns over corruption, had to be used within two years. Hungary’s failure to progress has led these funds to automatically revert to the EU budget—this irreversible process is known as decommitment.