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non-unanimous democracy in europe: la mère michel or l'amer michel*.......

European Council president Charles Michel has abandoned plans to contest a seat in the upcoming European Parliament elections in June. This comes amid suggestions that doing so could have led Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, a critic of aid to Ukraine, to replace him as EU Council chief.

Michel, previously Belgium’s prime minister, announced his intention to stand as an MEP for his home country three weeks ago. If he, as was widely expected, had been elected, he would have been required to leave his EU role before the official end of his term in late November.

This could have led to Orban assuming the position by default, had no successors been installed swiftly, as Hungary takes on the rotating presidency of the EU Council in July. Michel’s U-turn came just six days before an EU summit chaired by Michel to discuss future funding for Ukraine convenes as Brussels seeks to bypass Orban’s veto against using the bloc’s shared budget to resupply Kiev.

In a statement on Friday, Michel said that his change of mind came after “extreme reactions” and “personal attacks” in response to his initial decision to seek election. Still, he added that he would “devote all my efforts to my current responsibilities.”

“I don’t want this decision to distract us from our mission or undermine this institution and our European project nor be misused in any way to divide the European Council, which I believe must work tirelessly for European unity,” he said in comments posted to social media.

I will always be a fervent advocate of a Europe that is democratic, strong, united and a master of its own destiny,” he said, before adding that he will “reflect on the nature and direction of my future commitments” once his term ends later this year.

Michel’s intention to pursue a seat in Brussels’ parliament was described as “scandalous” by Andrew Duff of the European Policy Center. Several other officials also expressed reservations, with one anonymous EU diplomat telling Politico that Michel’s initial decision was “disingenuous and disrespectful to the role of the European Council.”

The decision by Michel to withdraw his candidacy for the European Parliament was backed by officials from EU countries, a Financial Times report said on Friday without identifying the nations in question.

Orban is expected to once again block funds for Ukraine at next Thursday’s meeting of EU leaders, The Guardian said on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of discussions, after previously doing so in December.

Should Budapest continue its objection, it is possible that the other 26 EU member states could invoke the rarely-used Article 7 of the EU treaty that allows a state to be stripped of its voting rights.

https://www.rt.com/news/591377-eu-charles-michel-election-hungary/

 

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NATO's marketing....

Zelenskyy Sold Ukraine To US Corporate? Kennedy's Nephew Adds To Russia Explosive Claim | World News

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A NATO CONTROLLED COUNTRY HAS TO PURCHASE AMERICAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AMERICAN MILITARY COMPLEX. THIS IS WHY THE USA IS DEWSPERATE TO GET UKRAINE INTO THE NATO FOLD DESPITE HAVING MADE NOISES TO THE CONTRARY IN THE EARLY 1990S. AS WELL, AMERICA WANTS TO INSTALL NUKE MISSILES ON UKRAINE SOIL, CLOSE TO MOSCOW. Putin does not want this.

MEANWHILE, THE FINANCIAL AMERICAN MULTINATIONAL SHARKS ARE HAPPY THAT FROM THE BEGINNING PUTIN STATED HE'S NOT INTERESTED IN "DESTROYING UKRAINE", BASICALLY LEAVING A HUGE PORTION OF NAZI "YUACKRAINE" INTACT INCLUDING KIEV, READY TO BE PLUNDERED FOR PROFIT.

 

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zsarolás.....

The European Union is preparing to cut off all funding for Budapest in a bid to hurt “jobs and growth” if Prime Minister Viktor Orban continues to block aid to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing a strategy document from EU officials. 

Last month, Hungary vetoed an additional €50 billion ($55 billion) in EU funding for Ukraine, with Orban vowing to put the brakes on any future financial package at an emergency summit last week. 

According to the report, the EU is now planning to intentionally target Hungary’s economic vulnerabilities, jeopardize its currency, and undermine investor confidence in Budapest. 

“In the case of no agreement in the February 1 [summit], other heads of state and government would publicly declare that in the light of the unconstructive behavior of the Hungarian PM… they cannot imagine that EU funds” will be provided to Budapest, the Financial Times quoted the document as saying. 

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https://www.rt.com/news/591436-eu-sabotage-hungary-economy/

 

 

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EU-crats....

Hungary’s minister for European affairs, Janos Boka, has said that Budapest will not give in to “blackmail” by Brussels, following a report that claimed the EU would seek to sabotage the country’s economy if it does not unblock an aid package for Ukraine.

Ahead of a summit of EU leaders on Thursday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pledged to oppose the use of the bloc’s collective budget to funnel €50 billion ($54 billion) in aid to Ukraine.

Should Orban not lift the veto, Brussels could seek to sabotage Hungary’s economy by pulling funding to the EU member state, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing confidential plans drawn up by European leaders seen by the newspaper.

The strategy, the FT noted, could impact Hungary’s currency and incite a downturn in investment, which would affect “jobs and growth.” Boka has insisted however that Hungary will not be dictated to by European bureaucrats.

“Hungary does not allow blackmail,” he wrote on social media late on Sunday. “The agreement confirms what the Hungarian government has been saying for a long time: Brussels is using access to EU resources as a means of political pressure.” 

He added: “Hungary makes no link between supporting Ukraine and access to EU resources and refuses to let others do so. Hungary so far will continue to participate constructively in the negotiations, but it does not allow [zsarolás.....] blackmail.” 

The document, which the FT said was produced by an official in the Council of the EU, highlights what it says are Hungary’s economic vulnerabilities. These include “very high public deficit,” “very high inflation,” a weak currency, and problems with debt repayment.

It added that Hungarian economic growth heavily depends on overseas investment, which, in turn, is driven by “high levels of EU funding.” A spokesperson for the Council of the EU told the FT that it has a policy of not commenting on leaks.

Orban insisted last month that the EU must meet certain conditions before Budapest would lift its veto, including making the package modest in size and scheduling it over one year rather than the proposed four. Hungary must also be exempted from any new joint EU borrowing over the matter, the PM added.

Another tactic reportedly being considered within the EU bloc is to invoke Article 7 of the Treaty of the European Union, which would allow Brussels to strip Budapest of its voting rights. However, this would require unanimity among the other 26 member states – a step many European countries appear unwilling to take.

https://www.rt.com/news/591459-eu-hungary-ukraine-aid-blackmail/

 

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sabotage......

The EU is purportedly planning to sabotage Hungary's economy if the latter blocks a new funding package to Ukraine at a summit this week, the Financial Times reported citing a confidential Brussels plan.
The EU is seeking to "imperil" Hungary's currency and drive a "collapse in investor confidence" in response to Budapest's opposition to the bloc's €50 billion ($54 billion) package for the Kiev regime, the FT revealed on Sunday after obtaining a secret grand design drawn up by EU officials.
The newspaper later remarked that Hungary's currency fell 0.7% to Ft389 per euro in early Monday trading.
"If this is true, then what does it mean? This means that the European Union is not a democratic community at all," Gabor Stier, a Hungarian foreign policy analyst, moszkvater.com news portal founder and member of the Valdai Discussion Club, told Sputnik.
"If it exerts such brutal pressure on a member of the union that has a different opinion, it means they are afraid of this country, they are hinting that it should leave this union. But Hungary does not want to leave. Hungary is a European country, historically, culturally and so on. Hungary does not want to leave and will not allow itself to be forced out of the union.
"Both Hungary and some other countries – this is not just about Hungary – want to reform the European Union, because this union is going in the wrong direction: it's going into the abyss."
In December, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed EU funding to Ukraine. Earlier this month, he vowed to block it again should he need to. The package, named the Ukraine Facility, was designed to provide the Ukrainian leadership with financial assistance between 2024 and 2027 to reduce its soaring public deficit.

READ MORE: https://sputnikglobe.com/20240129/plot-to-sabotage-hungary-for-opposing-ukraine-funding-proves-eu-is-non-democratic---analyst-1116470795.html

 

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