The European Union was haggling with Hungary on Friday over releasing billions of euros in aid in exchange for Budapest revoking its veto on extending a joint loan to Ukraine and acceding to a minimum global tax.
The EU's executive reiterated that recent changes to improve anti-corruption safeguards in Hungary did not resolve concerns about the state of democracy in the country, or warrant handing over up to 13.3 billion euros ($14 bln) worth of funds.
