The European Union has no plans to strip Hungary of its voting rights over alleged violations of the rule of law. This was stated by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo in an interview with the newspaper. Soir.
In mid-December, the Financial Times, citing sources reportedBrussels is considering the option of depriving Hungary of its voting rights in the EU in response to Budapest’s veto on new military aid allocations to Ukraine.
According to De Croo, some measures have been taken by the European Commission.
“Actually, Hungary has made some progress. Should we continue? Yes, that is very clear,” said the Belgian prime minister.
At a summit in Brussels in December, Hungary vetoed an expansion of the European Union’s multi-annual budget for 2024-2027, including €50 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. At the same time, Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not vote against the start of negotiations with Ukraine on membership in the European Union.
Previously in the EU in the name Ukraine’s admission history.
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Source: Gazeta
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