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