Friedrich March has threatened to block the next seven-year EU budget unless all EU countries commit to providing financial support to Ukraine in 2027 and beyond. The "Financial Times" writes about this with reference to a letter from the Chancellor of Germany to the Chairman of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
"A collective commitment that all of us, without exception, make a fair contribution to cover [Ukraine's funding gap] is a necessary precondition for solving this issue and for discussing any further issue, especially those that have financial implications," Marez said in the letter, in the newspaper's excerpt. This position was confirmed by a representative of the German government.
Negotiations on the next EU budget for the years 2028-2034 have been ongoing for several months. At the same time, Ukraine announces new financial needs. Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have already made it clear that they do not intend to participate in additional financing of Kyiv.
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