Merz accused of blackmail by Slovak PM over threat to block EU budget without Ukraine aid
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will block the EU’s seven-year budget unless leaders agree financial aid for Ukraine, arguing bilateral support falls mostly on a few member states. Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico called it typical blackmail; Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš also rejects a future Ukraine loan. Merz wants financing discussed at Friday’s Dublin summit and wrote to European Council President António Costa.
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