After March's declaration of a veto on the EU budget without guarantees for Ukraine, Pico accused the chancellor of blackmail. In response, Marez recalled that Germany is the largest payer of contributions to the EU budget.
Robert Pico called this initiative a classic example of blackmail, and threatened to veto such a decision. According to him, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria adhere to the same position.
In response, the German Chancellor recalled that "supporting Ukraine is a joint task of the European Union" and that "we must fully reflect the policy towards Ukraine in the European budget."
He emphasized that Germany, as the largest payer of contributions to the EU budget and the country that makes the largest contribution to support Ukraine, considers it important that EU members understand together "this fundamental issue". Marez said that it will be on the agenda in the coming days and maybe even in the coming weeks.
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