The European Parliament in its plenary session on Tuesday Vote for Increase the EU budget until 2027. With the help of additional funds
- ensuring long-term support for Ukraine;
- It is used in strategic industries such as battery production.
- As well as other purposes, such as agreements aimed at reducing migration, as well as increasing interest on a joint loan from the European Union.
Separate legislation had to be voted on in favor of the Ukrainian instrument and industrial aid programme.
We wrote more about the original proposal, which was abridged all the way except for Ukrainian support, here.
The budget increase was approved by a majority of 499 votes, 67 votes in favor, and 31 abstentions. People's Army summary On the basis of it, all the Hungarian voting representatives supported the final version. Fidesz will be among them, during the discussion of the proposal on Tuesday Announce Andor Daily. The MP, who arrived in the European Parliament from the party list, justified the decision by saying that the government, he said, had obtained a clear guarantee in February: “The support that affects us cannot be negatively affected by the amendments,” it can only be so. Used by Hungary.
Viktor Orban partly stated the same outcome at an extraordinary EU summit in February, where he politically approved the package. The meeting had to be held because it was objected to in December, so it was not possible to reach a unanimous agreement between member states needed to amend the budget. But in the final February version, only one sentence referred to a previous European Council conclusion that Hungarian support had only a partial effect, meaning the included text did not represent anything new. The funds allocated to Hungary were not at risk from the review and additional support to Ukraine.
In addition to the budget increase, representatives had to vote separately on Tuesday on the Ukrainian instrument and the new program to aid strategic industries. Through the first, they can provide 16 billion euros in non-refundable aid and 33 billion euros in loans to candidate countries to join the European Union in light of the Russian invasion until 2027. The European Parliament approved this by a vote of 536 votes to 40, with 39 abstentions. advertisement According to the committee summary Accordingly, voting Hungarians, with the exception of Fidesz, supported the proposal, but abstained from voting in the largest government party.
With the establishment of a program to support strategic industries, including battery and electric vehicle production, all Hungarian representatives have the right to vote Agreed. This was achieved by a majority of 517 yes, 59 no, and 51 abstentions I voted for that The entire council.
The proposals must also be accepted by the Council of the European Union. The body made up of member state ministers reached an agreement in principle with the European Parliament on the elements of the package shortly after political negotiations between heads of state and government in February.
