EU agrees on financial package for Ukrai • Table.Briefings

Viktor Orbán discusses with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has relented on his opposition to the financial package for Ukraine, without major concessions from others. Chancellor Scholz, meanwhile, grapples with the arms deliveries of other EU states.

For seven weeks, Viktor Orbán had kept the other 26 heads of state and government and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy waiting. At Thursday’s special summit, things moved quickly: The Hungarian Prime Minister paved the way for the financial package, which includes assistance for Ukraine amounting to €50 billion until 2027, already in the pre-talks with a small group.

EU agrees on financial package for Ukraine – no major concessions to Orbán at summit

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