Daily brief
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban responded to threats from Ukraine, a topic that has also spilled into the Hungarian election campaign. The row between Kyiv and Budapest over a pipeline carrying Russian oil has deepened, with Hungary recently sending a fact-finding mission to Ukraine over the issue.
Polish President Andrzej Duda vetoed a bill for an EU defense loan, a move that threatens the bloc's SAFE defense program.
Hungary's Orban faces voter discontent ahead of the national election, which approaches amid mixed public feelings.
Warsaw's city authorities are moving to ban night-time alcohol sales across the capital from June.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that the European Union is losing its global influence.