European Council to consider Ukraine’s funding needs in late November, Costa says
The European Council will discuss Ukraine's funding needs at its next meeting on November 26–27.
European Council President António Costa announced this at a press conference in Dublin following an informal summit of EU leaders, Censor.NET reports, citing European Pravda.
Details
Costa stressed that the EU's most urgent priority remains providing Ukraine with the financial and military assistance it needs, as well as supporting its progress towards membership in the European Union.
He announced that Ukraine's needs would be discussed at the next European Council meeting.
"That is why, at the next European Council meeting on November 26–27, we will discuss Ukraine's financial needs for next year and beyond, building on the forthcoming proposals from the European Commission," Costa added.
Background
- Earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that Berlin would block the European Union's next budget for 2028–2034 unless all member states committed to providing financial support to Ukraine in 2027 and beyond.
- The chancellor's position drew objections from Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary and Bulgaria, which oppose participating in a new joint loan for Ukraine.
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš reacted negatively to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's threats to block the EU budget over the lack of agreement on funding for Ukraine in 2027 and subsequent years.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said he did not consider it appropriate to link the European Union's budget to support for Ukraine, but did not view it as blackmail.
