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The European Commission is ready to accept some of Hungary's demands in order to overcome its veto of a €50 billion support package for Ukraine. Source: Financial Times, citing unnamed officials, as reported by European Pravda Details: The newspaper's sources indicated that the European Commission was ready to give Budapest the right to assess whether Ukraine still needed money and whether it had fulfilled the requirements for EU aid in 2025 to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister ...

‘They have not asked’ to join, ECR group official says.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is trying to negotiate with her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán to stop slowing down decisions in support of Ukraine in the European Union and improve relations with Kyiv.

Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Foreign Minister, will hold a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Uzhhorod. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry confirmed that it will also be held with the participation of Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the Ukrainian President, scheduled for 29 January.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky could be poised to soon meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as Hungary continues to block EU aid earmarked for Kiev. To pave the way for a potential meeting between the two leaders, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto are set to meet in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod on January 29, both sides said on Thursday. The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andrii Yermak, is als...

Budapest signaled it may lift its veto ― but with strings attached.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that the possible appointment of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the temporary president of the European Council and the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2024 will not harm Ukraine.

Hungary claims that it may lift its veto from the €50 billion EU aid package for Ukraine on condition that the funding will be reviewed annually. Source: European Pravda with reference to Politico Details: According to three EU diplomats, Budapest has claimed that it may lift its veto on condition that the European Council will approve a vote to allocate funds on an annual basis.

The move piles pressure on leaders, as countries seek to avoid Viktor Orbán seizing outsize influence during Hungary’s 6-month Council presidency.

An agreement by the 27 EU member states is ‘the first priority,’ the European Commission chief says. ‘But of course, we have to prepare for other options.’