German chancellor’s political feint convinced Hungarian leader to drop his veto to EU enlargement.
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If Orbán really wasn’t willing to agree to opening enlargement talks with Kyiv, Chancellor Olaf Scholz suggested, he should consider leaving the room briefly. Scholz addressed the recommendation to the Hungarian leader in front of his EU counterparts gathered around the circular negotiation table at Thursday’s leaders’ summit.
The idea, Scholz said, would allow the 26 EU leaders who remained to approve Ukraine’s road to accession with the required unanimity —
which EU rules say is also fulfilled if one leader is absent — while Orbán could still say he hadn’t voted in favor.