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Turkish leader says his visit to Athens hailed the start of a new era between the two countries

Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, cannot be allowed to blackmail" the rest of the EU by threatening to block Ukraine membership talks unless it releases withheld funds to Hungary, centre-left MEPs have said.

This is a make or break moment for the EU," said Pedro Marques, vice chair of the Socialist and Democratic group in the European parliament.

At a moment in which the US Congress has just outvoted a proposal by Joe Biden to continue to support Ukraine, we cannot put ourselves in a situation where the Ukrainians see that we are also not capable of continuing to assist them.

It also not acceptable, from my point of view, that anyone gets the perception that at the end of next week, Orban got his way and got his 30bn in exchange for allowing the EU to continue to assist Ukraine.

Ministers of the two countries will have constructive meetings. We'll discuss what steps we can take on all issues. Preparations have been made by ministers ... I believe it will be better for the future of both sides to speak seeing the glass half full.