Hungary blocks €50bn of EU budget funds for Ukraine hours after agreement is reached on membership talks.

Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks.

“Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on social media after talks in Brussels.

EU leaders said talks on aid for Ukraine would resume early next year.

Ukraine is critically dependant on EU and US funding as it continues to fight occupying Russian forces.

  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    1 year ago

    When a country becomes a fascist ally of an enemy country, shouldn’t that justify removal from the EU? Can a country be removed from the EU? What is the process and why is it not happening?

    • nick@campfyre.nickwebster.devEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      You need everyone else in the EU to agree to remove them. Poland and Hungary sort of protect each other from EU consequences.

        • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          1 year ago

          Dream come true, hopefully they roll back all their bullshit right wing policies now.

          • sic_1@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            They are certainly trying but PISs did a ton of damage to the democratic systems and also installed swathes of people in key positions that share their views.