According to Politico, this is a big victory for Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán, who blocks European Union decisions and torpedoes the European Union’s responses to Russia’s military activities at Thursday’s summit.
Politico considers Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, the big loser, and it’s her fault.
Other European Union leaders, led by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who diplomats and high-level officials say have pressured Brussels to release money for Hungary and must explain to their citizens why US dollars their taxpayers are essentially being used to fund a pro- The Russian government is also considered a loser by Politico.
The European Commission says it is respecting the rules and had no choice but to release the funds because Hungary has implemented the necessary reforms and now respects the rule of law.
A European Commission official told Politico that the freeze on European Union money was actually much more effective than expected.
According to another official, the bottom line is that if the commission doesn’t allocate the money, Hungary could go to court and probably win.
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2023-12-12 08:40:42
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