A delegation from the European Commission held technical discussions with representatives of the forthcoming Hungarian government in Budapest over Friday and Saturday, according to a statement released by the Brussels authority on Sunday. These meetings followed contacts between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the designated Hungarian Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, who committed to collaborating on several urgent issues. The discussions focused on potential approaches to make progress on releasing EU funds allocated to Hungary, which have been frozen due to concerns regarding corruption and the rule of law. The EU Commission noted that the meetings provided an early opportunity to discuss concrete steps required to unblock the funds and improve cooperation between the EU and Hungary, confirming that this work is necessary and will continue.