Magyar–Merz Meeting: Hungary, Germany Split on Ukraine
The leaders backed deeper bilateral cooperation while remaining split on whether the next EU budget should require continued aid for Ukraine.
- On Tuesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar met in Berlin, but publicly clashed over linking the 2028–2034 European Union budget to financial aid for Ukraine.
- Merz warned that Berlin would block the next budget unless member states guarantee financial support for Kyiv, arguing that backing Ukraine remains a collective European security responsibility.
- Magyar rejected the linkage, arguing the budget should prioritize European citizens while noting Hungary has spent more than 2.5 billion euros on border protection and faces a 1 billion euro penalty burden.
- European Union leaders will address the funding dispute at an informal summit in Dublin on Friday, November 13, as a spokesperson characterized the Berlin talks as a failure for Hungary.
- Hungary balances its economic interests, including bilateral trade exceeding 65 billion euros, against the pressure of an estimated 70 billion euro funding shortfall facing Kyiv by 2027 while seeking energy diversification.
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I don’t think it’s right to link EU budget to Ukraine funding, but this isn’t blackmail – Magyar
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said he did not think linking the European Union budget to support for Ukraine was the right approach, but he did not see it as blackmail.
Magyar–Merz meeting: Hungary, Germany split on Ukraine
Closer ties between Budapest and Berlin, but a major disagreement remains. 💶 Who should pay for Ukraine’s future support, and could the dispute complicate the EU's next budget? Find out what Magyar and Merz said. 👇 Continue reading: https://dailynewshungary.com/magyar-merz-meeting-hungary-germany-ukraine-funding/
Head of government Péter Magyar shows himself as a great friend of Europe during his visit to Berlin. On the one hand, and as an even greater advocate of the interests of his country.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on the EU's leadership to substantially change the proposals for the European Union's seven-year budget. "I expect new proposals from the European Council Chairman, Antonio Costa. Without these changes, it will not be possible to conclude the negotiations (on the budget) so quickly," TASS quoted Merz's statement at a joint press conference with the Hungarian Prime Minister, Peter Madyar, in Berlin. He said…
The Prime Minister held a press conference in Berlin after meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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