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To learn more about the SPO case:
๐ RECLAIM dedicated web page: lnkd.in/eXCSJiqP
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๐ข ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ
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๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ?
Stay updated with all developments:
๐Check our dedicated web page: lnkd.in/eXCSJiqP
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1๏ธโฃ Level the playing field for the Hungarian opposition in upcoming elections.
2๏ธโฃ Compel other Member States to repeal similar laws.
3๏ธโฃ Help courts in your country strike down these laws if reactionary forces succeed in passing them in the future.
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๐ต ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐จ๐ฝ!
Youโve got until ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ to show that democracy isn't just a buzzword for you. A one-page request to intervene is all that is required โ detailed legal arguments can follow later. In turn, a ruling against Hungary will:
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...foreign agent laws are EUโs most pressing civic space challenge. With similar bills in Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Russia promoting these laws in countries like Georgia, this case isnโt just about Orbรกn. Itโs about shaping EU case-law to defend civic space and stop a domino effect across Europe
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Stopping the Sovereignty Protection Office (SPO) is also of huge importance for Hungarian democracy. Without dismantling the SPO, fair competition in Hungaryโs 2026 elections is at risk. But there is more...
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๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐-๐ด๐ฎ๐ต/๐ฎ๐ฐ: ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
Commission sues Hungary for its Putin-inspired foreign agents law, designed to defame and surveil Fidesz critics: journalists, NGOs (e.g. anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International), and opposition parties
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐จ๐? At RECLAIM, weโre not letting this slide. Weโll keep the pressure on Orbรกn and the EUโdemanding real reforms, transparency, and accountability. This fight isnโt over. Stick with us as we keep pushing for a Hungary that works for its people, not its cronies. ๐ญ๐บโค๏ธ๐ช๐บ
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จโ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ: Cave to Orbรกnโs blackmail and risk undermining the rule of law or hold firm until real reforms are delivered. The consequences are criticalโfor the EUโs credibility and for Hungarians, who are losing critical funds and facing a crumbling economy as corruption runs unchecked.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐
๐? Orbรกn is threatening to veto the next MFF unless the EU lifts the fund suspension. But thatโs not allโlast week, he tightened his grip on the judiciary (again). This isnโt a coincidence; controlling the courts is key to keeping corruption unpunished.
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๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ. The bleeding of EU funds isn't a minor accounting issue. It is risking wreaking havoc on Hungary's economy. The loss of EU funds has already negatively impacted Hungaryโs economic forecast and borrowing costs, with Moodyโs shifting Hungaryโs outlook to negative:
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๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: By the end of 2025, it will also start losing parts of the 2023 allocations from three Cohesion Programmes affected by the Conditionality Regulation โ i.e. another โฌ1 billion. Plus, millions more from the 2022 allocations of ERDF, ESF, and AMIF affected by the CPR.
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. The financial risks for Hungary will escalate sharply in 2025. Hungary must start making progress towards its milestones before June 2025 or it will risk losing โฌ10.4bn in recovery funds.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐? EU funds operate on a strict "use it or lose it" basisโfunds must be spent within a timeframe or they're returned to the EU budget. With more decommitments looming for Hungary, the stakes couldn't be higher. Curious? We explained the decommitments rules here: lnkd.in/dqns_RRw
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๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐? The โฌ1.04 billion from 2022, frozen due to concerns over corruption, had to be used within two years. Hungaryโs failure to progress has led these funds to automatically revert to the EU budgetโthis irreversible process is known as decommitment.
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๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป. The Commission's latest Conditionality Regulation review paints a stark pictureโno progress on anti-corruption measures. Hungary remains locked out of โฌ11.7 bn in cohesion funds and โฌ10 bn from COVID recovery funds. Even worse, โฌ1.04 bn is now irreversibly lost
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โ๏ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐: Neither the EP nor RECLAIM were convinced. The EP took legal action against the Commission, accusing it of yielding to Hungarian blackmail. RECLAIM (thatโs us!) has filed a separate case at the EUโs top court to challenge the murky decision-making process around the fund unfreeze
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๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐: A year after this large freeze, the EU Commission released โฌ10 billion. Many criticized the move, pointing out that Hungary's judicial reforms were far from adequate, and suggesting that the Commission was just giving into Orbรกnโs blackmail
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๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ: In Dec 2022, the EU froze โฌ32.4bn to Hungary due to corruption, human rights and rule of law concerns. The freeze involves three EU conditionality regimes affecting +10 EU funds. The unlocking conditions and affected funds overlap. Itโs complex, but weโve mapped it out for you:
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If the court rules against Hungary, it could force changes to media laws, fair access to FM frequencies, and renewed hope for independent journalism in the country.
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