EU foreign ministers to meet in Brussels, not Budapest, over Ukraine diplomacy spat
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In a rebuke of Hungary's controversial solo diplomatic efforts on Ukraine, the EU's informal meeting of foreign and defence ministers will take place in Brussels instead of Budapest, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday (22 July).

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"Hungary’s repeated uncoordinated steps to speak against EU unity must “have some formal consequences,” EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said.

Hungary chairs the rotating EU Council presidency until 31 December.

The step came after several EU member states said they would downgrade their participation in informal meetings planned in Budapest during Hungary’s EU presidency.

Some EU diplomats had even floated the idea of Borrell potentially calling the meeting symbolically in Kyiv, instead of Budapest. However, its backers remained in the minority.

  • cabbageEnglish
    13•4 months ago

    Not many weeks ago, I thought the rotating presidency ending up at a person like Orban was a flaw in the design of the EU, even if he’s not really given any power.

    Now it seems more like a strength - Orban has successfully demonstrated to the entire world what a piece of shit he is, and he has achieved nothing in the process.

    It’s kind of neat. I’m happy it’s only until December. Maybe he’ll have a full-blown public mental breakdown by then.