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BRUSSELS (Aftenposten): The EU is preparing for the hour of reckoning. They argue about this.
Published: 14/12/2023 07:27
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- The EU will decide this week whether Ukraine will receive 50 billion euros in support over the next four years.
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NEWS ANALYSIS: It is a fateful week for Ukraine.
On Thursday and Friday, the EU’s heads of state and government will decide whether the EU should support Ukraine with 50 billion euros over the next four years. This corresponds to almost NOK 590 billion. In addition, a proposal for military support of 20 billion euros is being considered.
Getting more financial support in place is absolutely essential, according to Board of the International Monetary Fund. Otherwise, the Ukrainian state will not go around. Teachers and nurses will not be paid.
Another important agenda item is whether the EU should start membership negotiations with Ukraine.
There is only one big problem: the cases require a unanimous decision.
And Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban flatly says no.
Now they are working hard to get him to turn around. Has the EU made a horse trade?
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