Brussels releases €10 billion in frozen EU funds for Hungary amid Orbán's threats

Czechs push for separate Ukraine funds if Hungary blocks further aid

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Albania suspending the migration deal with Italia following a constitutional court decision, Donlad Tusk heading to Brussels as potential advocate of Balkan EU candidates, and so much more.

EU unblocks part of frozen funds for Hungary

The EU Commission has unfrozen half of the bloc’s funds allocated to Hungary a day before a major summit on Ukraine

Orban tells Michel Hungary won’t support EU accession talks with Ukraine

"Our position is clear: We do not support Ukraine's hasty accession to the EU," Orban said

Die Fördergelder hatte die EU zurückgehalten, weil Orbán die Justiz im Land geschwächt hatte. Laut EU-Kommission soll die Rechtsstaatlichkeit nun auf dem der Besserung sein.

EU släpper drygt tio miljarder euro till Ungern

Ungerns premiärminister Viktor Orbán tänker inte ge med sig när det gäller att låta Ukraina börja förhandla om EU-medlemskap.Men nu kan en öppning finnas

European Commission decided to unblock 10 billion euros for Hungary

Today, on December 13, the European Commission decided to unfreeze 10 billion euros for Hungary, which is about a third of the amount blocked due to a number of problems with the rule of law in the country. Before that, there was information about the refusal to unfreeze such a tranche for Budapest.