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The Prime Ministers of Hungary and Poland will discuss the veto on the EU budget – Abroad – News

Hungary and Poland reportedly vetoed the EU’s long-term budget and the bloc’s economic recovery package last week following the Covid-19 crisis.

Both countries oppose linking the so-called rule of law to receiving EU funding. Orbans has called this condition a politically motivated weapon and sees it as blackmail against countries that are anti-immigration.

“The agenda of the meeting is likely to include the MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework), as Poland and Hungary intend to coordinate their positions in the negotiations on the EU budget,” the Polish Permanent Representation to the EU said on Twitter.

The fact that talks between Moravecki and Orbán are planned for Budapest on Thursday was also confirmed by a spokesman for Orbán.

After vetoing, Moraveckis said the “European oligarchy” was trying to intimidate the weaker EU countries.

EU leaders are trying to persuade Moravecki and Orban to lift the veto that has led the bloc into a new crisis, jeopardizing joint efforts to fight the new coronavirus pandemic.

Although the veto was not a big surprise, the position of Poland and Hungary has angered the EU’s partners, many of whom are eagerly awaiting help from the EU’s Covid-19 crisis economic recovery package.

However, respect for the rule of law is a very sensitive issue in Poland and Hungary.

The European Commission (EC) has launched infringement proceedings against Hungary and Poland for non-compliance with EU democratic standards, which Brussels believes threatens the independence of the judiciary and the media.

“There are many possible solutions, it’s just a matter of political will,” Orban said in an interview on radio on Friday.

There are several alternatives to breaking the deadlock, “which are acceptable to Hungary and Poland, where the decisive factor is the legal aspects and not the political majority,” he added.

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