The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaia Kalas said that Hungary must adhere to the agreements on the granting of a loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027, which was already approved at the leadership level. Kalas said this before a meeting of EU foreign ministers, an Ukrinform correspondent in Brussels reported, BTA reported.
“This is the implementation of decisions that have already been taken at the leadership level and Hungary has agreed to them“, Kalas stressed in response to a question about how the EU plans to act in the face of Hungary's veto. Last month, Hungary blocked the granting of a 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine.
European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are working on this issue, Kallas added.
“We will have a European Council meeting later this week, so I hope we can convince Hungary to stick to the agreements it has also made,“ she said.
The Netherlands supports increasing pressure on Hungary so that the EU can make a joint decision on financial assistance to Ukraine, Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen was quoted by Ukrinform as saying.
“Unfortunately, this decision is not yet on the agenda, but we as Dutch people will certainly contribute to putting pressure again today. Because making a decision on this issue is extremely necessary. "Ukraine needs our support," he said.
According to Berendsen, "all options are being considered, but our approach is to increase the pressure on Hungary so that a decision is ultimately made."