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Dec 6, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
NOW: Hungary keeps blocking 18bn package for Ukraine
Experts (EFC) will work now to find 'Plan B' to release some funds for Kyiv in Jan. without amending EU budget rules (using headroom of budget vetoed by Budapest).
We'll wrap up this 2022 by having an Orban show next week #EUCO
EU finance ministers also postponed decision on suspension of up to €7.5bn of Hungary’s EU funds. If Orban raises this issue to EUCO, he’d gain more time to keep reducing bill by concluding outstanding measures & using Pillar2/Ukraine as leverage.
Ecofin on 19? (Super tight)
Oct 29, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Brexit 2.0 talks continue next Friday between @MarosSefcovic & Frost. And that’s already progress for some.
VP also encouraged the UK to intensify discussions with Commission & FR to swiftly resolve the issue of pending fishing licences.
On the vessels dispute, a Commission spox said “both sides have committed to continue as a matter of urgency to examine the evidence boat-by-boat. The Commission is working hard to support this process… and resolve this issue ASAP”
Jun 20, 2019 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
This week, 15 years ago, I finished my Journalism studies. At that time, I wanted to work abroad and cover international affairs, mainly EU matters. Despite facing another marathonian summit today, I still believe these years have been worth the ride.
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It wasnt easy at the beginning. We newcomers, "mileuristas", were fighting for €1000 -jobs, while Spain enjoyed its econ miracle. Still, I had a lot of fun being 25 in Madrid, and I broke few stories, including Spanish soldiers that asked for unpaid leave to work for Blackwater.
