There is a big battle going on in the European Union, both in the open and behind the scenes, regarding further assistance to Ukraine, and Hungary has once again found itself in the crossfire of the debates. Mandiner reports based on the Politico article . The German parliament would withdraw EU funds from Hungary, the Bundestag passed a resolution on this on Thursday night.

According to the news, German Green Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is particularly upset about the veto. He stated that Hungary is playing a "poker game", trying to exert pressure on Brussels in a separate dispute over the rule of law with its waved veto.

However, the Hungarian minister clearly explained our country's position. Hungary also does not support this form of assistance because it has had a bad experience with EU borrowing. Since then, Hungary has not received the support from the EU loan taken out during the coronavirus epidemic.

In 2023, the European Commission proposes a financial support package of 1.5 billion euros per month and up to 18 billion euros annually to cover Ukraine's financing needs. The EU commission requests authorization from the member states to take out the necessary loan. The board would also like the member countries to take over the interest payment of the loan amounting to around 630 million euros.

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukraine needs 3-4 billion euros per month, i.e. 1,200-1,600 billion forints in conversion, in order to maintain the functioning of the state. In compiling this amount

Hungary is willing to participate, but does not support borrowing. The Hungarian Minister of Finance made it clear that our country is ready to further help Ukraine, by the way, it has received more than one million refugees so far, and since the start of the war on February 24, it has spent more than HUF 31 billion to support the war-torn country. Moreover, Hungary has already helped Ukraine with significant sums of money, before the war it supported the neighboring country by accepting macro-financial support and strengthening the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.

Cover photo: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Photo: MTI/EPA/Filip Singer)