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EU Unfreezes €10 Billion for Hungary ahead of Ukraine focused summit
Ukrainska Pravda ^ | December 13, 2023

Posted on 12/14/2023 1:37:35 AM PST by House Atreides

Update on Hungarian Funds: Show Me the Money! In the past 4 hours the European Commission has decided to release the 10.2 billion Euro in aid that was still frozen 6 hours ago when we first reported. This all comes on the eve of an EU Summit at which Hungarian President Orbán had promised to block 50 billion Euro in funds promised by the European Council to Ukraine.

This is just part of the 30 billion Hungary may receive contingent on meeting EU human rights requirements. Those requirements seem to be a little ambiguous: "After a thorough assessment...the horizontal enabling condition on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is fulfilled..."

If I had to guess, I'd say that this "horizontal enabling condition" is keeping the Ukrainian military on life support.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: europe; hungary; ukraine
Hungary and the EU were playing a little game of chicken. It appears that the EU flinched first.

Good work, Orban.

1 posted on 12/14/2023 1:37:36 AM PST by House Atreides
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To: House Atreides

Hungary is a miserable Critical Race Theory infused country reveling in victimhood and loserhood. Here they are providing cover for all the narrow-sighted EU “intellectuals”, who can’t handle the truth.


2 posted on 12/14/2023 1:46:24 AM PST by Krosan
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To: House Atreides

Orban is doing a great job


3 posted on 12/14/2023 2:09:42 AM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Yes he is. His focus is on advancing the interests of Hungary and its nationals and not subordinating those interests to the interests of other places and nations (e.g., Ukraine). Gee, love of one’s own people … what a novel concept for a country’s leader.


4 posted on 12/14/2023 2:36:50 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: House Atreides

“His focus is on advancing the interests of Hungary and its nationals and not subordinating those interests to the interests of other places and nations...”


Can’t have that !

Time for a Color Revolution !


5 posted on 12/14/2023 2:46:54 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: House Atreides

1/3 up front, 2/3 after he votes for Ukraine aid, EU accession, and Swedish accession to NATO.

If he tries to double cross them, he will probably never see the other 2/3, Ukraine could get the green light to shut off (or blow) the Friendship Pipeline that brings Russian gas to Hungary through Ukraine, and Hungarian sidelining and expulsion from the EU and NATO will get underway in earnest.


6 posted on 12/14/2023 3:26:31 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: Krosan

What? How could hungry have critical race theory when they’re pretty homogenous group of people in one country?


7 posted on 12/14/2023 3:31:47 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: House Atreides

When will the EU invade Hungary ?


8 posted on 12/14/2023 6:07:30 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Krosan

“Hungary is a miserable Critical Race Theory infused country reveling in victimhood and loserhood.”

What??? Check your facts, dude. Your statement is completely wrong! Do you have any good sources for your infamatory statement?

Hungary is anti-woke, and refuses to participate in DEI, trans worship, and letting muslim invaders in.

Perhaps you mixed up Hungary with Ukraine?


9 posted on 12/14/2023 6:14:00 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Vivek for VP!!!!)
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To: Krosan

Everything you just said, is wrong.

Bizarre.


10 posted on 12/14/2023 8:34:56 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Krosan
And just WHERE are you getting that 100% incorrect idea from...your factless, disturbed, barely on life support brain?

It is patently obvious that you know less than nothing whatsoever about Hungary, Hungarians, Orban, and the history of Hungary and her people.

It would be so much better, for you, to not post about topics you know nothing about, than to expose yourself for what and who you are, as you just have done!

11 posted on 12/14/2023 3:12:32 PM PST by nopardons
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To: wildcard_redneck

In their version Hungary is the eternal victim and the main activity of the rest of the world is conspiring to harm Hungary. Since this is “Systemic Anti-Hungarianism” it means that Hungarians can do anything they want and are owed reparations.

They make common cause with other nations who have such loser complexes like Russia and China.

Pretty standard CRT. Just with Hungarians instead of blacks.


12 posted on 12/14/2023 9:54:00 PM PST by Krosan
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To: Krosan; All

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday blocked 50 billion euros in EU aid for Ukraine, after leaders side-stepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the EU.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231215-hungary-s-orban-blocks-eu-aid-for-ukraine-following-membership-discussions


13 posted on 12/14/2023 11:08:18 PM PST by Texan4Life
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