The Hungarian head of state's decision to leave the hall at the time of the vote was supported by the German Chancellor, he admitted.
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In the final moments of the European Summit, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitted that it was he who convinced his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbanto temporarily leave the council chamber. This allowed the remaining 26 leaders to take the historic decision to give the green light to start accession negotiations with the EU Ukraine and that Moldovaas well as accepting the Georgia as a candidate country. However, Scholz pointed out that this may not be a universal solution.
“It cannot be resolved by someone leaving the room. This only applies to exceptional cases, such as the decision we have just made,” said the Chancellor.
European leaders Ursula von der Leyen It is Charles Michel expressed confidence that they could reach a consensus or even surpass Viktor Orbán's position in the future, particularly on the issue of granting additional aid worth 50 billion euros to Ukraine, which was blocked by Orbán.
Charles Michel summarized the decision to give the green light to the European path for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as “a very strong political message” and “a message of hope”.