On 8 July 2026, the Council adopted an implementing decision approving Hungary's revised recovery and resilience plan (RRP), following a request from Hungary on 9 June 2026 citing cost increases due to energy price volatility, geopolitical shifts, and implementation delays. The new plan replaces the previous version approved on 15 December 2022.
The revised RRP receives an overall rating A for its balanced response to the six pillars of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and for addressing a significant subset of country-specific recommendations (CSRs) from 2019 to 2025. Key measures focus on the green transition (renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable transport), digital transformation (education, public administration, health), anti-corruption (Integrity Authority, Anti-Corruption Task Force, cooperation with OLAF), judicial independence (strengthening the National Judicial Council, reforming Kúria rules), and social policies (targeting the 300 most disadvantaged settlements, healthcare, education).
However, the Council notes that the European Commission found Hungary has not fully implemented or achieved substantial progress on any 2025 CSRs. Moreover, Hungary is experiencing macroeconomic imbalances, as identified in the Commission's in-depth review of 21 May 2026. The decision acknowledges these unresolved issues while approving the revised plan.
The approval unlocks continued access to EU recovery funds under the revised plan, subject to Hungary meeting milestones and targets. The next steps involve the Commission assessing Hungary's payment requests against the revised plan's conditions. Stakeholders impacted include Hungarian public administration (implementing reforms), EU taxpayers (funding the plan), Hungarian businesses (benefiting from green and digital investments), and civil society (monitoring anti-corruption and judicial reforms).