Decided this could go in its own thread since it isn't specific to Eastern Europe
See also
Hungary infuriates EU with block on €18B Ukraine aid
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Budapest not to ‘play poker’ with the vital funds.
www.politico.eu
"Our financial, our humanitarian support [to Ukraine] within the framework of winter aid is not a normal European matter where people play poker and negotiate back and forth about financial resources," the German foreign minister told reporters in response to a question from POLITICO about whether Hungary was trying to strongarm the EU into making concessions in the rule-of-law dispute.
See also
Website for boycotting oligarchs gains traction in Hungary
It may be just one of many fashionable hotels in the Hungarian capital, but for anti-corruption activist Attila Juhasz, the Alice Hotel symbolises the capture of the tourism industry by an elite that…
www.france24.com