December 14, 2023, 10:35 a.m
According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, Ukraine does not meet the necessary conditions for starting negotiations on accession to the European Union. Meeting at night between Meloni, Macron and Scholz
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These are not easy negotiations EU Council where important topics for Europe are discussed: from migrants to the Community budget to Ukraine. Prime Minister Charles Michel will meet Viktor Orban to address some “issues”, in particular the Hungarian position against starting negotiations Ukraine's accession to the European Union. According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, Kiev actually does not meet the conditions for initiating the procedure. Bilateral at night, in a historic hotel in the center of Brussels, between Giorgia Meloni And Emmanuel Macron. The meeting, which took place after the EU-Western Balkans summit, took place in a room in the hotel bar. Later, Chancellor Olaf also joined the two Scholz. “It went well, very well. It was a great discussion“, commented the French President.
Orban: “It was a mistake to start negotiations on Ukraine’s accession” “Ukraine is not really in a position to start negotiations, but because of the war, for geostrategic, let's say political reasons, we have to start negotiations with them. I think that's a mistake. This is a mistake, we are destroying the European Union,” explained Viktor Orban in an interview before the start of the Council meeting.
Orban: “Kiev does not meet the conditions for joining the EU” “Enlargement is not a theoretical question,” explained Orban, “it is a process based on merit, legally detailed and with preconditions. For Ukraine there are seven, and according to the European Commission’s assessment, three out of seven have not been achieved. “So there is no reason to negotiate it.”
“Frugal” countries: No fresh money for migrants No new resources on migration and competitiveness, just on Ukraine. The front of “economical” countries, about ten capitals, led by those of the North, reaffirmed its position during the Summit of 27, where President Charles Michel presented his mediation proposal for the common European budget: 22.5 billion euros of new resources, of which 17 for Ukraine. For the thrifty, only the 17 billion in subsidies for Kiev are acceptable, while in the other chapters there is still a stop to the injection of new investment funds. Negotiating with is described as “difficult”.
The night meeting between Meloni and Macron Official sources have revealed almost nothing about the late-night meeting between Meloni and Macron. But despite the relaxed faces around the table, the topics to be discussed were very heated. Since Italy is ready to do almost anything, even a veto, to prevent a compromise seen as too punishing for countries with high levels of debt from taking shape within the framework of the new stability pact. In the 2021-27 budget review dossier, Rome and Paris stand opposite Germany and the frugal, demanding that the EU allocate more resources to migration and industrial innovation, as well as to support Ukraine.
With Kiev's accession to the EU, bilateral work between Meloni and Orban is underway At the meeting, which took place under the eyes of some reporters, the staff of the Council Presidency, the Minister for EU Affairs, the South, Cohesion and the PNRR, Raffaele Fitto, and the diplomats, Kiev was also plausibly involved in the European institutions . In fact, the meeting took place a few hours before the EU summit, where a conflict is expected to arise between Hungary and the other 26 over the start of negotiations on Kiev's accession. Late last night, moderate optimism filtered through European sources. While sources at Palazzo Chigi stated that a bilateral agreement between Meloni and Orban is being worked on. The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Europa building on the sidelines of the European Council.
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