They have a plan: how the EU is preparing for the Hungarian presidency and what threats there are for Ukraine

They have a plan: how the EU is preparing for the Hungarian presidency and what threats there are for Ukraine Sofia Nazarenko Dmitry Usik

EU preparing for the Hungarian presidency/Unsplash

Hungary, which will preside over the EU Council for 6 months, can do this successfully. However, EU member states are preparing a plan in case Budapest does not put important topics on the agenda.

This was stated by a senior official European Union on condition of anonymity, reports correspondent of Channel 24 in Brussels.

Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Now Budapest continues to block the decision to allocate military assistance within the European Peace Fund, as well as the establishment of the Ukraine Assistance Fund. A senior EU official hopes that consensus will be reached during the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council, before the end of the month.

I know that the Belgian The chairmanship is working very persistently to make this happen. We have seen in the past that in the end we manage to come to an agreement,” a senior diplomat said “off record”.

The interlocutor believes that the Hungarian presidency of the EU Council could become successful because it will only fuel “a sense of national pride.” According to the source, Hungary may be interested in ensuring that their presidency does not create chaos.

“You cannot succeed if you are destructive and create chaos. I think that during the Hungarian presidency we will also move on important issues, perhaps not on all of them, but I think the trends will continue,” said a senior EU diplomat.

The official did not rule out that EU countries will have an additional plan of action if, in the end, the Hungarian presidency is not so successful.