00:01This week saw the lifting of two Hungarian
00:04vetoes, one on the 90 billion euro loan to
00:07Ukraine and another on the 20th package
00:09of sanctions against Russia. In an
00:11interview with Euronews on the sidelines
00:13of an informal EU summit in Cyprus, EU
00:16Foreign Chief Kayakalas reflected on the
00:18nature of the veto, frequently used by
00:20outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
00:22Orban to the frustration of many European
00:25leaders. We have seen recently that
00:27actually, you know, when 26 countries want
00:30something and one doesn't, then we do what
00:32this one doesn't, one wants to do, not what
00:3526 want to do. So it's not really democracy.
00:38And we definitely have to also look into
00:41our working methods to be more effective
00:44because in this geopolitical world we need
00:47to be credible and by that we need to be
00:50united and able to make decisions. New
00:53leadership in Hungary could also mean
00:55progress in Ukraine's EU accession negotiations.
00:58It's very often projected that what all these
01:02countries get when they get to the European
01:04Union. But actually we need to talk about
01:06what do we also benefit from these countries
01:11joining. A bigger Europe, a stronger Europe
01:14in terms of defence, in terms of also a bigger
01:18single market that benefits our companies, that
01:22makes us more credible geopolitical power
01:25in the world. So it is always a geopolitical
01:28choice and we need to work with our
01:30public opinion. But is there a risk that the
01:33European Union will not fulfil the big
01:35promise that it has made to Ukraine?
01:40I hope it's not the case. We are working for this
01:44fulfilment because it is, like I said, we also need
01:49Ukraine in Europe to be stronger when it comes
01:52to defence, for example. They are the
01:55strongest defence force that there is in
01:57Europe right now. I mean, and Europe would be
01:59stronger also if Ukraine would be with us.
02:02ants.
02:03not
02:03at AZT
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