Tag: EU summit
Orbán and the EU: To the end of the road – Politics
Viktor Orbán has often blocked the EU, but he has never been so isolated. He simply gambled away on the Ukraine issue. Why he still hopes to have won in…
A historic decision and a veto
analysis As of: December 15, 2023 3:54 a.m Hungarian Prime Minister Orban will be a key figure at the EU summit. The decision to start accession talks with Ukraine and…
EU: Scholz is experiencing a Merkel moment – politics
There are still people in Brussels who mourn Angela Merkel. As Chancellor, she forged compromises on many summit nights and always managed to involve Viktor Orbán. Because of her East…
The Hungarian minority in Ukraine – Orban’s political pawn?
background As of: December 14, 2023 1:28 p.m Hungary has so far taken a stand when it comes to Ukraine’s accession to the EU, justifying this, among other things, with…
EU summit: What happens next after Orbán’s budget blockade
After Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán’s veto, Europe’s heads of state and government are postponing the decision on new financial aid for Ukraine in the EU budget. Is Ukraine now running…
EU summit: Europe’s signal of strength
Viktor Orbán gives up his blockade on accession talks with Ukraine. Hungary’s prime minister may be an autocrat who tramples on the rule of law – but he is also…
A historic decision and a veto
As of: December 15, 2023 3:54 a.m Hungarian Prime Minister Orban will be a key figure at the EU summit. The decision to start accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova…
Hungary blocks further EU aid to Ukraine
As of: December 15, 2023 3:14 a.m Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban prevented an agreement on new financial aid for Ukraine at the EU summit in Brussels. The heads of…
EU summit: Hungarian egg dances
How 26 heads of state and government in Brussels are trying to keep Viktor Orbán in line with Ukraine policy – and how Olaf Scholz is solving the problem with…
EU summit discusses Ukraine: All against one – one against all
As of: December 14, 2023 4:36 p.m Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban rejects further aid for Ukraine as well as accession negotiations. At the EU summit, all other heads of state…