The Taoiseach was in full “European Statesman” mode yesterday in conversation with Euronews’s Shona Murray (formerly of the Irish Independent), declaring that the European Union would soon become “unworkable” if the Hungarian Government continued to veto policies at European level which the Hungarian Government opposes:
The central issue here is that the Hungarian Government, under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, staunchly opposes the putative EU membership of Ukraine. Like all EU states, the Hungarian Government is possessed of a veto over who gets to join the bloc, and on what terms. In addition, the Hungarian Government is much more hostile than many of its fellow EU member states to aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, which it has vetoed (before backing down) on multiple occasions.
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