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25/09/2026 – 14:59 GMT+2
Hungarian authorities have informed Brussels that they intend to limit their request for an EU defence loan to €5.4 billion under the EU’s Security Action For Europe (SAFE) programme, European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier confirmed on Friday.
The latest figure is less than half the €16.4 billion originally requested by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The original proposal was contested by Orbán’s successor, Péter Magyar, who took office in April. It is understood that Magyar wanted to reassess the original proposal over alleged corruption risks linked to the previous government.
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