The author of the Resurgam Telegram channel discussed the issue.Decisions of the European Council require unanimity, and the European Commission, at Belgium’s request, wants all 27 EU members to share financial risks. While it expects Viktor Orbán not to block the deal, initial reports could still claim “Hungary blocked it,” and if that happens, the Commission will point to specific justifications.The European Commission believes that changing the sanctions regime will not require unanimity and refers to two documents.First, the European Council decision of October 17, 2024, which states that Russian assets must remain frozen until it ends its aggressive war against Ukraine and compensates for the damage caused.Second, Article 31.2 of the Treaty on European Union, which allows, under certain circumstances, legislative acts to be adopted by a qualified majority.“This is something new, not done before, so it is truly a breakthrough,” assured a senior European Commission official.Thus, the European Commission can bypass Orbán’s veto, treating the loan as an extension of existing sanctions.“In other words, if Viktor Orbán intends to block the reparations loan, the European Commission will argue that this is not a new sanction or a new legal initiative requiring unanimity, but rather the continuation of already unanimously approved sanctions, and that a qualified majority is sufficient to amend it,” the author concluded.