nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20260326-163459-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260325s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20260326-163459-0 doi eng 342 23 Schramm, Lucas Author aut A Deal Is a Deal - Viktor Orbán’s Veto and the Limits of European Council Politics Schramm, Lucas Verfassungsblog 2026-03-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Veto threats are ordinary currency in Brussels. A veto against an agreed compromise, used to force concessions on an unrelated dispute and to stage a domestic election campaign, is not. The events of 19 March 2026 were serious not only because Viktor Orbán blocked money for Ukraine, but because he did so after having promised in December 2025 not to stand in the way. This time Orbán went too far – if the other leaders fail to respond effectively, they will be teaching everyone that the most profitable strategy is blackmail. CC BY-SA 4.0 Blockade EU European Council Orban Ungarn Veto (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU (DE-588)4078541-5 gnd Ungarn Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-deal-is-a-deal/ raw object