Hungary says it cannot support EU budget modification proposal

Hungary cannot support the European Commission's proposed modification of the EU budget, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday, adding that giving funds to Ukraine from the budget for four years was unacceptable.

Leaders of the 27 countries that make up the EU will convene in Brussels this week for what is called a European Council, and the crisis in the Middle East will be high on their agenda.

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