Hungary will block a planned 90-billion-euro (US$106-billion) European Union loan to Ukraine until the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Hungary’s foreign minister said.
  • 52fighters@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    41·
    6 hours ago

    Hungarians will have a new government in a few weeks. Ukraine just needs to outlast the election cycle.

  • SW42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    381·
    11 hours ago

    What a disgrace. I wish all Hungarians Godspeed in getting rid of the Anti-EU idiots in power.

    • 87Six@lemmy.zipEnglish
      9·
      9 hours ago

      Uhh the hungarians put them in power ;_;

      They are about as bright as the americans

  • Fred@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    9 hours ago

    I always hear Hungary fucking everything up, why not boot them from the union at this point? They clearly are an actor for a hostile nation, so there’s no need to deal with their bullshit.

    • trollercoaster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      13·
      8 hours ago

      There is no mechanism for removing a member state from the EU other than a voluntary exit.

      And as long as Hungary is getting any kind of monetary benefits from the EU, which Orban can steal, he won’t pull such a move.

      Also his handlers in Moscow might find him more valuable in the EU than outside, so they likely would object to that.

      • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 hours ago

        I’m betting a mechanism could be created. It hasn’t happened because Germany and France don’t want it to, yet. That could change.

          • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 hours ago

            There’s no such thing as ‘must be’. There’s only as much as the member states will put up with. If the cost exceeds the value, it will get changed, along with any rules that supposedly prevent it. The only thing the rules do is set a higher cost.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        8 hours ago

        Maybe we could suspend their membership removing privileges and voting rights, while Hungary is investigated for compliance of EU regulations on for instance their freedom of speech, courts and democracy.

        • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
          11·
          1 hour ago

          removing privileges and voting rights, while Hungary is investigated for compliance of EU regulations

          It’s not that easy. This can be abused. Countries joined because the EU had limited power.

          The US has broken the power of its states by threatening to withhold federal funding. The EU is starting to copy that. How does the EU make sure that we don’t copy Trump, too?

  • tirateimas@lemmy.ptEnglish
    251·
    10 hours ago

    Hungary must change its government or leave the EU. The current government stance doesn’t adhere to the European values, and the government alliances don’t match with the remaining EU countries or EU as a whole.