(From L) Liechtenstein's Ambassador Pascal Schafhauser, Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, Hungary's Minister of Rural and Local Development Viktoria Lorincz and Iceland's Permanent Secretary of State Martin Eyjolfsson sign an agreement on the EEA and Norway Grants for the 2021-2028 funding period, as Hungarian Finance Minister Andras Karman (background C) looks on, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Budapest, Hungary, on October 26, 2026. Hungary lost more than 200 million in support during the previous funding period due the policy of Hungary's nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban's government. The loss of these funds not only restricted the activities and programmes of many NGOs but in numerous cases made their operation impossible. The new agreement reopens the possibility to help Hungarian civil society organisations after several years of interruption. (At background C - Hungarian Viktoria Lorincz, Minister for Rural and Regional Development). (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)