Issues it still needs to tackle include the heavily subsidised agriculture, healthcare and public transport sectors. Hungary has long had a liberal economic regime, which has made the task of meeting EU membership conditions much easier. That has stimulated foreign investment , but it has also widened the gap between the region around the capital Budapest and the rest of the country. Hungary, which meets most accession conditions, is growing impatient about delays. It has long-term problems about reforming its social security system.
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