EU must not ‘appease’ Viktor Orbán by unfreezing billions earmarked for Hungary
by Lili Bayer in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#6GX27)
Commission may be prepared to to give Budapest 10bn after leader threatens to derail EU plans to open accession talks with Ukraine
The European Commission has been urged not to appease" Viktor Orban by unfreezing billions of euros for Budapest, as the Hungarian prime minister threatens to derail EU plans to open accession talks with Ukraine and grant Kyiv fresh aid.
The Hungarian government's moves in recent years to undermine independent institutions, as well as concerns about corruption and alleged misuse of European funds, have led Brussels to withhold over 27bn (23bn) earmarked for Hungary.
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