Poland Urges EU to Quickly Release €90bn Ukraine Loan after Orbán Ousted
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Poland’s Finance Minister Andrzej Domański urged the EU to quickly approve a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, previously blocked by Hungary’s nationalist government under Viktor Orbán.
- Orbán was ousted after 16 years in power, with opposition leader Péter Magyar winning a landslide victory and pledging to realign Hungary with the EU mainstream and reverse Orbán-era policies.
- Magyar’s government plans to allow the EU loan to Ukraine to proceed without Hungary’s financial participation and aims to end Hungary’s frequent use of vetoes within the EU.
- Domański acknowledged the challenges ahead in reversing Orbán’s long-standing policies, drawing parallels to Poland’s own struggles with undoing previous right-wing reforms.
- Magyar also announced intentions to reform state media and promote press freedom, addressing EU criticisms of government-controlled propaganda under Orbán’s administration.
