The ratification of Sweden’s NATO application has taken time, as both Turkey and Hungary have refused. On Tuesday, an overwhelming majority in Turkey’s National Assembly voted to approve Sweden’s application for NATO membership. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now has two weeks to formally sign the document – before everything is ready from the Turkish side. … Read more
According to EU diplomats, Budapest is ready to lift the veto on EU aid to Ukraine, provided that the European Council unanimously approves funding on an annual basis. “In practice, this would give Orban the opportunity to block EU funding to Ukraine every year – or receive concessions from Brussels for waiving the veto,” Politico … Read more
At the same time, Ukrainians’ idea of how the Hungarian population views Ukraine is also mostly negative: 37% of the population think so. Another 17% believe that Hungarians have a positive attitude towards Ukraine, and 29% are neutral. The leader in terms of the level of positive attitude of Ukrainians towards neighboring countries is Poland. … Read more
In any case, Ukraine will receive 50 billion euros from the European Union, and the postponement of the summit to next year was not due to Hungary’s veto, but to “give it time” to join this common decision of the bloc. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba in an interview … Read more
Szijjártó did not confirm that Scholz took the Hungarian Prime Minister out during the vote for the start of EU negotiations with Ukraine. The minister said Politico, which reported on the case, was “frivolous.” “I recommend that in places as serious as this podcast, frivolous tabloids like Politico should not even be mentioned,” he said. … Read more
Saturday 16 December 2023 18:09 Photo: Bulgarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó (Getty Images) Hungary has threatened Bulgaria with a veto on Sofia’s entry into Europe’s Schengen zone. In particular, if Bulgaria will not cancel transit fees for Russian gas. Schengen Area A group of European countries that have agreed not to check the passports of … Read more
As Lithuania’s representative to the EU noted, all leaders of the bloc country welcomed the results of the latest summit, except for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who boasted of his “achievements” regarding “a veto of additional money for Ukraine and the revision of the MFF.” “I really want to wish this member state (Hungary … Read more
Kudor emphasized that Hungary has already managed to achieve its goal – on Wednesday, December 13, the European Commission unblocked 10 billion euros, which Hungary was entitled to from EU funds. According to the political scientist, Hungary will continue to follow the current model of behavior and will try to squeeze out the maximum benefit … Read more
In preparing the material, public statements by Viktor Orban, materials from the BBC, Telex, and Guardian were used. Russophobe-anti-Soviet Orbán entered Hungarian politics in the late 1980s, during the collapse of the communist bloc in Eastern Europe, actively advocated the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country, and recalled Moscow’s bloody suppression of the 1956 … Read more
On Friday night, Hungary vetoed the EU’s package of 50 billion euros, or around NOK 577 billion, to Ukraine. The country also blocked the EU’s budget decision. – Hungary is a sovereign country. It has its own interests. And Hungary, unlike many European countries, firmly defends its interests, which impresses us, Peskov said at a … Read more