Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed the decision on a long-term program of budget assistance to Ukraine from the European Union in the amount of 50 billion euros.
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Orban announced this today, December 15, on his page on the social network X.
Results of the night shift: veto on additional money for Ukraine, veto on revision of the multi-year budget. We will return to this issue next year in the European Commission after due preparation,” Orban said.
At the same time, European Council President Charles Michel, in a comment after a late-night meeting of EU leaders, called on Ukraine to see a positive signal in the vote on budget support, despite Orban’s actions, reports the European Pravda publication.
Michel said his goal was to gather the votes of all 27 EU members.
We are still capable of having unanimous decisions. It’s always difficult. But now we have already built almost unanimity, all but one vote, he noted.
Michel is confident that Ukraine will still receive the money.
We have the tools to ensure that Ukraine can count on our support, and there is strong political will among the 26 leaders to accept this mega package. And this is the signal that we want to send to Ukraine,” he emphasized.
The President of the European Council refused to clarify whether the European Union would make a decision to bypass Orban’s veto (in financial matters, EU countries have such an opportunity), but stressed that the EU would fulfill its financial obligations to help Ukraine.
We have different tools to ensure that we deliver on our political promise,” Michel stressed.
Source: Viktor Orban, European Truth
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