The government has restarted negotiations with the Norway Grants for development funding for Hungary, which could bring over EUR 92 billion (EUR 254.1m) to the country, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán announced on Friday.
She said in a social media post that the government aimed to reach an agreement under which the majority of the funds would go towards green development, local community support programs, cultural projects, social inclusion, health care and institutional development.
She noted that through the Norway Grants, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein support the economic and social development of 15 European Union countries within the European Economic Area framework. In the current 2021-2028 period, EUR 254.1 million are available for Hungary, with Norway providing about 97% of the total funding, she added.
Orban noted that Hungary had ultimately not accessed the EUR 214.6 million from the previous funding cycle because no agreement was reached on the independent organization managing civil funds. Thus, the previous government had also forfeited this amount, she said.
"The negotiations are progressing well, and we will report on specific details soon," the minister added.
Hungary lost access to its 2014–2021 Norway Grants allocation after failing to agree on the required independent management of civil society funds, as the then Orbán government resisted ceding control over their distribution.
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