{"id":265898,"date":"2023-12-15T11:57:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T09:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upmp.news\/?p=265898"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T09:57:43","slug":"hungary-blocks-eu-financial-aid-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upmp.news\/en\/en-in-ukraine\/hungary-blocks-eu-financial-aid-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary blocks EU financial aid for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EU leaders on Thursday could not agree on EUR 50 billion in financial aid for Ukraine due to a veto from Hungary, and postponed the decision until the new year.<\/strong> It is reported by Upmp.news with reference<\/a> to \u201cPolskie Radio\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hungary’s veto came at the European Council summit<\/a> in Brussels on Thursday night, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in the day, EU leaders, including Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, decided to start accession negotiations<\/a> with Ukraine and Moldova, and approved a new round of sanctions against Russia, among other measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the summit failed to agree on financial aid for Kyiv. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on social media that he had lodged a “veto for the extra money to Ukraine.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orban added that EU leaders would revisit the issue next year “after proper preparation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summary of the nightshift:
\ud83d\udeab veto for the extra money to Ukraine,
\ud83d\udeab veto for the MFF review.
We will come back to the issue next year in the #EUCO<\/a> after proper preparation.<\/p>— Orb\u00e1n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) December 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>