Hungary receives a further EUR 304 m in EU unemployment aid

The European Commission on Tuesday said it has disbursed another 304 million euros in financial support to Hungary within the framework of its SURE unemployment scheme to help the country weather the coronavirus crisis. The financial aid is part of a 504 million euro credit package approved for Hungary by the Council of the European Union in October last year, of which 200 million euros was disbursed in December, the commission noted in a statement.