No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – Europe live

2026-03-19 - 14:29

No movement from Hungary and Slovakia as they continue to block any movement on Ukraine until Druzhba pipeline issue resolved Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for de-escalation in the Middle East, welcoming what he said were signals by US president Donald Trump that combat action in Iran could come to an end, which could allow Europe to contribute to securing peace in the region. “I am expressly grateful that the US president sent a signal in this regard last night that he is prepared to bring the fighting to an end,” he told reporters ahead of an EU summit in Brussels in comments reported by Reuters. Continue reading...