NewsEuropeOrban denies that Hungary vetoes economic aid to Ukraine and advocates doing so "on a bilateral basis"

Orban denies that Hungary vetoes economic aid to Ukraine and advocates doing so “on a bilateral basis”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. – Franti k Iv TASR/dpa

The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has rejected this Tuesday that they have vetoed economic aid to Ukraine, stressing that they are willing to offer their support as long as it is given “on a bilateral basis”, after the European Union has postponed its decision on the freezing of funds to Hungary.

Orban has gone to Twitter to affirm that the news that Hungary has vetoed financial assistance to Ukraine on Tuesday is not only “false”, but also willing to do so as long as it is given “on a bilateral basis”.

“No vetoes, no blackmail”, wrote Orban, who has assured that Hungary intends to “convince” the European Union that the path of debt is not a “solution”. “We envision a different future for Europe. One built on strong member states, instead of huge piles of common debt,” he has defended.

This Tuesday the Ministers of Economy and Finance of the European Union (Ecofin) have stressed the need to find an alternative solution to agree on the delivery of economic aid to Ukraine without counting on Hungary, which tries to link this point with its access to European funds .

The Hungarian Minister of Economy, Mihaly Varga, has criticized Brussels for having established “a dangerous precedent” by “conditioning” the payment of European funds “on completely unrelated matters.”

In this sense, he regretted that despite the fact that the European Commission has given a positive evolution to the national recovery plan, “rating it excellent”, and that “the Hungarian Government has fully complied with its commitments”, it still maintains the freeze these payments.

On November 30, the Commission recommended approving the national reform plan, since Hungary launched a series of reforms, although it clarified that any disbursement was subject to compliance with 27 measures linked to corruption problems and the independence of the judiciary, which in practice means keeping these regional funds blocked.

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