European Union leaders met on Thursday for a summit in Brussels dominated by two major conflicts. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán continues to block a ninety-billion loan for Ukraine, which he is conditioning on the resumption of Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline. Slovakia also joined the Hungarian veto, leaving key financing for Kyiv blocked. However, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen repeatedly stated that the EU will support Ukraine "one way or another." hlavnespravy.sk ↗ SITA ↗
Several leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the Finnish prime minister, attempted to persuade Orbán to change his stance. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković offered that Croatia could cover Hungary's oil needs without Russian sources. EU diplomat Kaja Kallas criticized Orbán's veto, noting that people behave irrationally before elections. SITA ↗ aktuality.sk ↗
The summit also successfully reached agreement on changing the emission allowance system. The European Commission will submit a revision proposal by June, which was requested by a group of member states including Czechia and Slovakia. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš once again criticized the current system for harming Czech industry. Progress was also achieved in the area of artificial intelligence – committees of the European Parliament approved a position on simplifying regulation based on Czech pressure. idnes.cz ↗ lupa.cz ↗
Brussels summit: Orbán blocks aid to Ukraine, EU agrees on revision of emission allowances
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Frustrace v Bruselu. Maďarsko a Slovensko zablokovaly půjčku pro Kyjev
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| 15:05 19.03.
Ropa aj miliardy pre Kyjev zostávajú blokované: Fico obvinil Zelenského, Orbán drží kľúčové rozhodnutia
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| 18:10 19.03.
Maďarsko a Slovensko dál blokují unijní půjčku pro Ukrajinu
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