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Financial Times: Leaked document reveals EU considering cutting off funding to Hungary over Ukraine aid veto (kyivindependent.com)
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The European Union will urge its member states to shut off all EU funding to Budapest if Hungary does not back down on its pledge to veto the EU's proposed $55 billion military aid package for Ukraine, a leaked document prepared by EU officials and seen by the Financial Times revealed on Jan. 28.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

They leaked it because they hope the threat will be enough. It won’t.

They will need to follow through. Or cave to Orban forever.

[–] Burn_The_Right 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The threat will not work. Putin can pay them double. Just re-vote on memberships and let these motherfuckers get voted off the island.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Putin can pay them double

Putin can pay them rouble.

[–] Burn_The_Right 2 points 10 months ago

Wow. Well done! Lol

[–] fluxion 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then let him pay them double and waste more money while EU works out alternative arrangement. And make sure that arrangement also includes the money that would've gone to Hungary.

[–] Burn_The_Right 2 points 10 months ago

I like the cut of your jib.

[–] Francisco 3 points 10 months ago

All bark, no bite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

What EU really needs to do is reform the consensus / veto decision-making system (and likewise for NATO, and UN bodies...). Transactional bargaining, trading disconnected issues for each other, just encourages people like Orban (who has enough majority in parliament to do what he wants, regardless of impact to hungarian economy). Meanwhile suspending voting rights would be a better step in the right direction.