Hungary, due to disagreement with certain wording, is blocking the adoption of a joint EU statement on the second anniversary of a full-scale war, and therefore the statement may not be in the proposed format.
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There will probably only be a joint statement by the three leaders of European institutions – the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament, said Radio Liberty editor Jozwiak.
Several sources in Brussels told Current Time that the EU countries were unable to agree on a joint statement on the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine and that Hungary blocked it.
European Union authorities are now working on a statement that will be published on behalf of the three heads of the main political institutions – the head of the European Commission Ursulie von der Leyen, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Mezzoli and the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
To issue a statement on behalf of the EU, all 27 member states must agree. Budapest objected to the prepared text without explaining its position. Unofficially, one diplomat said the wording was “simply too harsh for them.”
In recent years, Hungary has blocked many statements that should have been made on behalf of the entire EU and agreed with all other countries. One of the recent ones is about Israel’s military operation against Hamas; Previously, Budapest vetoed the publication of documents criticizing China, Russia or Azerbaijan for the war against Armenia.
Let us remind you that on February 23, the European Union adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia. The 13th round of anti-Russian sanctions, marking the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, tightens restrictive measures against the Russian military and defense sector, targeting businesses in third countries that supply equipment, as well as those responsible for the illegal deportation and military re-education of Ukrainian children.
In particular, the new sanctions provide for restrictions against 106 individuals and 88 companies.
The restrictions include freezing assets. EU citizens and companies are also prohibited from providing funds to them. Individuals are also subject to a ban on entry and transit within the EU.
Source: Racurs
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