To fulfill that aim, the EU agreed to give Kyiv €50 billion.
As an extra concession to Orbán, the latest version of the draft European Council conclusions, seen by POLITICO, states that “if needed, in two years the European Council will invite the Commission to make a proposal for review in the context of the new MFF.”
This comes on top of the yearly debate on the implementation of the aid package, which was already a concession to Budapest. However, leaders have avoided a scenario in which Orbán would have the possibility of a yearly veto of the financial lifeline for Ukraine.
The deal comes after a small group of leaders persuaded Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to drop his veto over the funding package for Ukraine.
Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, along with the leaders of France, Germany and Italy, held a closed-door meeting the Hungarian prime minister.
The meeting was then widened to other leaders, including Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
