As angry farmers blockaded the entire EU district in Brussels with hundreds of tractors, many of the EU leaders were forced to arrive at the Council building on foot. Yet, despite the raging protest outside, the only thing on everyone’s mind before the summit was the Ukraine Facility, the multi-annual aid package totalling €50 billion.
As 26 of the 27 member states’ government leaders already agreed on the instrument being financed from an increased EU budget back in December, the sole objective for Thursday’s European Council (EUCO) summit was to convince Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán to drop his veto as well.