Slovakia's Robert Fico accused the German chancellor of "blackmail" as four EU countries resisted his demand to link approval of the bloc's next long-term budget to fresh financial support for Ukraine. #EuropeNews

Slovakia’s Robert Fico accused the German chancellor of “blackmail” as four EU countries resisted his demand to link approval of the bloc’s next long-term budget to fresh financial support for Ukraine.

The leaders of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria have pushed back against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ultimatum to make approval of the EU’s next long-term budget conditional on fresh financial support for Ukraine.

    • saimen@feddit.orgEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Countries that receive money from the EU upset they are asked to give something themselves for a friendly state fighting a proxy war for them.