In December 2025, the EU agreed on a €90 billion loan for Ukraine with opt-outs for Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

Hungary then vetoed the arrangement it had already agreed not to block— something EU analysts say has never happened before. Brussels now issues Council conclusions in two versions: one for 27, one for 26, on Ukraine.

A Baltic MEP warned that this is how the multi-speed EU begins. A Vienna professor warns that it creates incentives for more.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/02/hungary-ukraine-veto-eu-multi-speed-fracture/