The European Union (EU) will need more weeks to agree on long-term funding for Ukraine. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo also drew attention to this. TASS.
He emphasized that in order to make this decision, representatives of the regional community need to resolve a few more issues. At the same time, as the head of government said, he is confident that Brussels will be able to complete the process at the beginning of 2024.
We will need more weeks to reach an agreement on financial aid. <…> I think this will be possible at the beginning of the Belgian presidency. [в Совете ЕС]”, explained the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Belgium will take over the leadership of the EU Council from January 1 next year. In accordance with the organization’s internal regulations, the kingdom will continue to perform relevant functions until June 30.
On December 14, the last summit of prime ministers and heads of state of the regional community this year began in Brussels. One of the key issues planned to be considered during the event was the coordination of the EU budget assistance program to Ukraine for 2024-2027.
However, at the relevant meeting, Hungarian Government President Viktor Orban imposed He vetoed the 50 billion euros allocated to support Kiev. According to the Prime Minister, the regional community needs to be properly prepared before implementing the relevant initiative.
Later Budapest representative statedHe said that the member countries of the organization will return to the issue of aid to Ukraine in February next year. Orban announced that an extraordinary EU summit could be held now.
Previously in Ireland in the name The victory of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the disagreement of the regional community on the financing of Ukraine.