Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán revealed that he lifted his veto on an aid package for Ukraine because he felt cornered, he claimed in an interview on Hungarian public-broadcasting Kossuth radio on Feb. 2. “I was at a dead end,” said Orbán. “If this agreement had not been reached and Hungary continued to use its veto power, then the 26 member states would have decided […]
Over the past several weeks, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron have been doing the groundwork to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to not block €50 billion of aid to Ukraine. Source: Politico, citing sources familiar with the talks; European Pravda Details: Sources in Meloni’s circle told Politico that she […]
By Julia Payne, Jan Strupczewski and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – To get Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to end his block on a 50 billion euro ($54.3 billion) aid package for Ukraine, other European Union leaders teamed up ahead of a crunch summit to deliver a stark message: You’re on your own […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he agreed to the 50 billion euro ($54 billion) EU funding package for Ukraine on Feb. 1 because there is a control mechanism in place and Hungary’s funds “will not end up in Ukraine.” All 27 leaders of EU member states agreed to include the four-year support package, known […]
There is no fatigue from Ukraine in the European Union, but there is fatigue from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after arriving at a meeting of the European Council, reported Interfax-Ukraine on Feb. 1. “There is no problem with the so-called fatigue from Ukraine,” Tusk said. “We are currently […]
The European Union managed to put on a united front on Thursday as all 27 member states agreed €50 billion ($54 billion) in aid for Ukraine, at a summit convened especially to tackle a previous Hungarian veto. “This locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine,” European Council President Charles Michel posted on X, formerly […]
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has strongly criticized tactics used by Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán, ahead of summit talks in Brussels. “I mean, there’s no problem with so called ‘Ukraine’ fatigue. For sure, we have Orbán fatigue now here in Brussels,” he said. “I can’t understand, I can’t accept this very strange and very egoistic […]
The leaders of Italy and France, Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron, met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban last night (31 January). Source: Index, with reference to Bertalan Havasi, Orbán’s press secretary Details: Orbán held talks with the Italian and French leaders in preparation for the EU summit on Thursday, the main issue of which […]
European leaders are meeting on Thursday in Brussels in the hope of ending a standoff over financial aid for Ukraine. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed a €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) aid package for Kyiv last December. Many pinned his decision on the EU’s withholding of €20bn of funds for Hungary because of concerns about human […]
In an EU summit decision, EU leaders will propose to include the idea of holding annual debates on a planned €50 billion (US$ 1.3 billion) aid package for Ukraine to win Hungary’s support for the allocation. Source: European Pravda; Reuters with reference to the draft summit conclusions Details: In the latest version of the draft […]
BEREHOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Under the watchful eye of their teacher, a group of students in western Ukraine used a scalpel and forceps to dissect a pig’s heart during a weekend biology class. The lesson was taking place in Hungarian: the students, members of a sizable ethnic Hungarian minority, have become a focal point of […]
The European Union will find a way to pass a proposed 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine “with or without” the support of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk concluded at a press conference on Jan. 30. Tusk’s comments come ahead of the Feb. 1 special summit of […]