Poland says it will oppose “any moves” by Brussels to strip Hungary of 7.5 billion euros in European funding because of corruption risks in the country, AFP reports, Agerpres reports.

The European Commission highlighted on Sunday “violations” and “deficiencies” in Hungary’s public procurement procedures, an “abnormally” high proportion of one-off requests for these contracts, as well as a lack of controls over conflicts of interest and a lack of legal proceedings. in case of suspected fraud.

“Poland will oppose with all its might any approach of European institutions that will seek to deprive a member country, in this case Hungary, of funds in an absolutely unauthorized way,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference.

The head of the Polish nationalist-populist government, which is itself in conflict with Brussels, which accuses him of disregarding the rule of law, recalled that his Hungarian colleague and ally Viktor Orbán had already prepared a “draft agreement with the European Commission.”

Brussels gave Budapest several weeks to implement reforms.

The European executive has proposed to the Council, the institution that represents member states and has the final say, to suspend 65% of the funds of the three programs related to cohesion policy, amounting to 7.5 billion euros.

In April, Brussels launched an unprecedented procedure against Hungary that could lead to the suspension of European funding, while its use risks violating the principles of the rule of law.

On Sunday, Hungary promised to fulfill all its obligations to the European Commission regarding the unblocking of European Union funding.

Development Minister Tibor Navrachic, responsible for negotiations with the EU, expressed hope that Hungary’s measures will be enough to convince the EU Commission that sufficient guarantees will be introduced to protect EU funds.