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Von der Leyen: The EU will approve 50 billion euros in aid for Ukraine, with or without Hungary

2024-01-16 18:25:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Von der Leyen: The EU will approve 50 billion euros in aid for Ukraine, with or

The European Union will, if necessary, find a way to override Viktor Orbán's veto and approve the 50 billion euro special fund for Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

The package, which is designed to provide Kiev with financial support until 2027 and close the government's growing public deficit, is being blocked by Hungary.

After a dramatic summit in mid-December, where Orban made clear his threat and disrupted the unanimous vote, EU leaders will meet again on February 1 to give the package a second chance to pass.

"I think it is very important to engage with all 27 member states of the European Union to get 50 billion euros over four years for Ukraine in operation," the president of the European Commission told a group of media, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

"This is the phase we are in now. It is the preparation for the extraordinary European Council on February 1. It is hard work. We have discussed many different issues," she said.

Ahead of the meeting, Hungarian officials have presented two main demands in exchange for lifting the veto: splitting the package into four annual installments, which would allow Orbán to freeze the money at a later stage, and extending the deadline to spend the recovery of the COVID-19 funds, which would give Budapest more time to unlock the frozen money.

Von der Leyen did not comment on the demands, but made it clear that the bloc would find a way to approve the 50 billion euro fund - with or without Hungary's blessing.

"My personal priority is to have an agreement from 27 (countries). And if that is not possible, we are prepared for an agreement up to 26," said the head of the Commission. "But I strongly support and prefer an agreement until the 27th".


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