Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has yielded to EU pressure allowing the opening of negotiations for Ukraine's entry into the European Union.
• Orbán has blocked the review of the EU community budget which included aid of 50,000 million euros for Ukraine.
• The EU and Orbán have agreed on two amendments: an annual evaluation of Ukraine's aid use and a review of financial assistance to Ukraine within two years.
• The European Commission maintains a considerable sum frozen destined to Hungary due to violations of the rule of law.
• Hungary claims that Ukraine is a failed state while the EU maintains that financial aid will continue as long as the Russian invasion persists.
• The unlocking of the financial aid is crucial for Ukraine who only has funds until March to keep its Administration running.

Conclusion: Orbán's decision to yield to EU pressure and allow economic aid to Ukraine evidences the existing tension and the issues associated with the rule of law in Hungary. This situation poses a challenge for cohesion in the European bloc.

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