Went for coffee – Scholz told where Orban went during the vote in Ukraine

Scholz explained where Orban went during the vote/Collage 24 Channel

On December 14, the European Council decided to begin negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on accession to the EU. It is noteworthy that before voting for the corresponding decision, Viktor Orban left the room.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has already responded to this. He confirmed that before the start of voting on the start of negotiations on our state’s accession to the European Union, invited Viktor Orban to drink coffee outside the hall.

Asked Orban to drink coffee here and there

Olaf Scholz confirmed the story that the media had previously written about. It described the conditions under which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the hall so that the decision to begin negotiations with Ukraine could be made by the remaining 26 leaders of EU member states.

The German Chancellor explained that invited Orban to go for a short time-out. This gave the remaining representatives of EU member states present the opportunity to come to a general agreement on the issue of starting negotiations on our state’s accession to the European Union. According to Scholz, Orban did not think long and agreed, and “then we made a decision with 26 votes.”

This (veto – Channel 24 ) cannot be decided every time you walk out the door. This is for special moments, says the German Chancellor.

According to him, asking Orban to step outside the hall is “not a trick.” He noted that this was an offer of help.

“This is a decision that we made by mutual agreement in accordance with our rules. (But – 24 Channel) is not something you should do every time,” he noted. affairs and security policy Josep Borrell. During an informal conversation with journalists, among whom was a correspondent for Channel 24, spoke about an “interesting invention.”

We've come up with a new kind of consensus. We should place a coffee shop in the European Council building and invite people to come out for coffee,” he joked.

Please note that on December 14, the European Council also made a decision on the future of Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thus, Georgia received candidate status. But on Bosnia and Herzegovina, negotiations will begin when the country can achieve the required level of compliance with the membership criteria. Thus, Charles Michel invited the commission to report until March 2024 to make an appropriate decision.