>>54491This is the same thing with the sanctions, funds for Ukraine, and weapon shipments.
We are after the 18th sanction package. Which one of these was vetoed by Orbán? Which funds were denied, and weapon shipment torpedoed?
There is this alternative fantasy universe created by the media and the politicians, foreign and local both, opposition and governmental both, where Orbán stops EU support. The reality is that all passes. And not against Orbán's will, but with his cooperation.
There are some bartering going on for our consent, yes. I remember three occasions:
1. When they sent out Orbán for a coffee and they voted the motion in without him. The genius idea attributed to Scholtz.
2. One of the sanctions introduced price cap on Russian fossil fuels. We "successfully managed" to get exemption from this so we could buy those on any price.
We were allowed to pay more.3. When they wanted to send money to Ukraine and we got some of the EU funds allotted to us for our signo.
Must be other occasions, but these I can recall.
Does this means things stop? Well maybe like at a stop sign at a crossroad. But traffic goes on, sanctions goes on.
Vetoing means denying. Full stop. There would be a list of sanctions that failed to pass. Not failed in their effect, but which never were implemented because Orbán said: no!
And back to the fantasy world. One side is angry because Orbán prevents the support of Ukraine, the other side is delighted by it. Meanwhile no such thing happens.