Hungary Orban threatens to veto EU budget
Hungary's right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban is threatening to veto the EU's next seven-year budget if Brussels does not release the EU funds currently blocked for Hungary. Orban said this in an interview with Hungarian state radio.
06.12.2024, 12:02
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For the EU budget to be approved, all member states must agree. "I can safely say that I will not contribute (to the approval of the budget)" if the still blocked funds for Hungary are not included in the next long-term budget, Orban said. He has also put pressure on the EU Commission with veto threats on several occasions.
The EU Commission is currently still blocking almost twelve billion euros of the funding earmarked for Hungary, as well as billions in coronavirus aid. Brussels only wants to release these funds if Hungary implements further reforms to strengthen the rule of law. Negotiations on the next long-term EU budget from 2028 to 2035 are expected to begin in mid-2025.
