With Hungary blocking Ukraine aid, EU desperate for workarounds
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is once again blocking aid for Ukraine. And the European Union’s 26 other member states are, once again, furious.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is once again blocking aid for Ukraine. And the European Union’s 26 other member states are, once again, furious.
Budapest is maneuvering for concessions in the deal over the financial lifeline to Kyiv and has accused Brussels of ‘blackmail’
Brussels and member countries need to become more nimble in working around the bloc’s troublemakers.
European Parliament members have ramped up pressure on Hungary with a call for the nation's EU voting rights to be scrutinized, reflecting deepening concern over Budapest's adherence to rule-of-law standards. MEPs voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution urging the other EU member states' governments to consider if Hungary has persistently breached EU values. https://youtu.be/I1xdpE3aYZs?si=jfIHmrZ-rsbixXP1…
Daniel Freund says there is a well-founded suspicion that Ursula von der Leyen has "bought Hungary's agreement to start accession negotiations with Ukraine."