Coronavirus - EU spox: EC to propose prolonged assessment of Hungary recovery plan

The European Commission will propose prolonging the assessment period of Hungary's recovery plan, in which the country has requested 7.2 billion euros in funding from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) designed to offset the fallout of the coronavirus epidemic, an EC spokesperson said on Monday. “We are working constructively to conclude our assessment as fast as possible. Should our assessment require more weeks rather than days, we will propose to Hungary to agree on an extension of the 2-month deadline,” Arianna Podesta told a press conference in Brussels.