Kos also confirmed FT reporting that the commission was proceeding with technical work on Ukraine and Moldova's accession bids, circumventing Hungary's veto on formal progress, and said that bundling the two countries' applications was “artificial” - suggesting they could be separated if necessary

As Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last week:

“On a technical level, [the loan] is quite creative and it's also quite difficult. On a political level, what is the alternative? We have to find a way with financing and if it's not this way then I haven't heard of any [other] such ideas”