The German chancellor threatened to block the European Union budget if all bloc countries did not agree on financial support for Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich March has promised to block the adoption of the EU budget for the years 2028-2034 unless all countries in the bloc commit to providing long-term financial support to Ukraine. Merez wrote about this in a letter to the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa; The "Financial Times" newspaper reviewed the letter.
In the spring of 2026, the European Union approved a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, but Kyiv will need another 70 billion euro of external financing in 2027. The European Union committed to two-thirds of this amount, or about 45 billion euros. At the same time, the four bloc countries - Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic - made it clear that they would not provide additional financial aid to Kyiv.
Germany is the largest net contributor to the EU budget, while Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are net beneficiaries (that is, they receive more from the bloc's budget than they contribute to it).