Hungarians Sweep Away Orban, unlocks $20 billion in EU funds that had been withheld

Zelenskyj: Druzhbaledningen kan tas i drift

”Som avtalats i kommunikationen med Europeiska unionen, har Ukraina slutfört reparationsarbetet på det skadade avsnittet av Druzhba-oljeledningen som skadades av ett ryskt anfall”, skriver han.

Han tillägger att beskedet kan kopplas till att EU väntas få igenom det lån på 90 miljarder euro som blockerats av Ungern.

SvT 21 april 2026

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/direktrapport-forsamrat-sakerhetslage?inlagg=37fa140356660e01c599937ebc218663


Peter Magyar’s Tisza party was headed for a supermajority in parliament that will allow it to deliver on bold promises to dismantle Orban’s self-styled illiberal system.  

The outcome also marks a defeat for the nationalist camp in Europe. But it came as a big relief for the EU, which had struggled to overcome Orban’s obstructionism over the years. “Hungary has chosen Europe,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on X.


A two-thirds majority will help a Magyar administration pass key legislation to unlock some of the more than $20 billion in EU funds that had been withheld from the Orban government on rule-of-law and corruption concerns 

Boomberg 12 april 2026

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/hungarians-sweep-away-orban-after-16-years-in-seismic-election



Hungary Won’t Block €90 Billion EU Loan to Kyiv
Magyar said at a news conference in Budapest on Monday that his country would maintain its opt-out from participating in the loan financially. 

That would allow the EU to waive through the loan.

Approval of the funding requires unanimity among the 27 member states.


Von der Leyen försöker genom att be för sin sjuka mor Ukraina skapa ett prejudikat för denna finansieringsmetod, som Sverige och andra länder varit emot.




Kristersson står fast: Inga EU-lån för europeiskt försvar
Sverige står alltmer ensamt i motståndet mot att EU ska ta gemensamma lån för att finansiera försvarsutgifter. 
Kristersson står fast: Inga EU-lån för europeiskt försvar.
Men, men.

Sverige ställer sig helhjärtat bakom EU-kommissionens nya försvarsplan inför torsdagens extrainsatta EU-toppmöte. 
Detta framkom när statsminister Ulf Kristersson på tisdagen samrådde med riksdagens EU-nämnd, där en ovanligt stark politisk enighet präglade diskussionen om Europas säkerhet och stödet till Ukraina.
 


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