Hungary and Poland did not agree to the European multi-year budget and the corona recovery fund on Monday, reports BBC News Monday. The countries are against the intention to judge member states that receive corona support on how they deal with the rule of law.
The governments in Poland and Hungary have long been accused of violating the independence of the rule of law in their country and of trying to silence critical media.
Both countries do not agree with the criticism and had already announced in advance that they would not agree with the plans. On Monday they put their money where their mouth is. As a result, no agreement has been reached on European taxes, which would finance the corona support. All 27 Member States must agree.
Last week reached After four months, the European Parliament and the negotiators of the member states negotiate an agreement on the corona recovery fund and the European budget for 2021 to 2027. The budget is 1,800 billion euros, 750 billion euros of which is intended for corona support.
A spokesman for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday that the head of government cannot support the European plans in their current form. Polish Justice Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the EU proposals on Monday, among other things, a “radical restriction of sovereignty”.
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