On Thursday 23 November, the European Commission approved the revised post-Covid-19 recovery plans for Hungary and Ireland.
With a budget of €10.4 billion, including €3.9 billion in loans, the revised Hungarian plan includes a €4.6 billion ‘REPowerEU’ chapter designed to increase the energy transition and reduce dependence on Russian hydrofluorocarbons (see EUROPE B13241A2). This chapter includes measures such as deploying renewable energies, improving energy efficiency,...