# Hungary blocks a 50 billion euro Ukraine envelope at a December summit

Date: 2023

On 14 December 2023 [Viktor Orbán](/people/mig-actor-viktor-orban) vetoed a multi-year Ukraine funding envelope. [Michel](/people/charles-michel) chaired. A later extraordinary meeting unblocked a path to the Facility. The veto sitting is a completed negative act of the body he ran.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Illiberal state capture in Hungary: https://factrail.ai/drivers/orban-illiberal-state-capture
- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/orban-blocks-ukraine-funding-eu-summit-2023-12-14/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/15/european-council-conclusions-14-15-december-2023/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-orban-ukraine-veto-2023