On 13 December 2023, the European Commission decided to unblock €10.2bn of EU money earmarked for Hungary, until then frozen due to the non-fulfilment of a funding criteria on judicial independence. Next day, EU leaders agreed to open accession talks with Ukraine after Viktor Orbán dropped his veto by simply walking out of the conference room.
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Already a member? Login hereSzilárd Teczár is a journalist at the Hungarian fact-checking site Lakmusz and a research fellow at the Academy of International Affairs NRW.
Szilárd Teczár is a journalist at the Hungarian fact-checking site Lakmusz and a research fellow at the Academy of International Affairs NRW.