Hungarian PM, who is facing an upcoming election, appears in no mood to compromise as EU leaders meet in Brussels this morning
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels this morning for what was meant to be a discussion on the bloc’s competitiveness and economy, but “events, my dear boy, events” mean they will have to focus on Hungary’s ongoing spat with Ukraine and the Middle East instead.
Less than four weeks before a key parliamentary election in Hungary, Viktor Orbán will once again come under pressure to unblock the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine, which he is blocking over a dispute about the Druzhba pipeline.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/europe-ukraine-russian-eu-loan-orban-hungary-tariffs-iran-nato-latest-news-updates
Author : Jakub Krupa
Publish date : 2026-03-19 08:43:00
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