Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday that he would continue to block the EU's budget and coronavirus recovery fund over rule-of-law criteria, although his veto ally Poland signalled a possible compromise. Budapest and Warsaw last month vetoed the EU's €1.8-trillion budget and coronavirus rescue package over its tying of funds to respect
Photo by Call Me Fred on Unsplash Tista' taqra bil- Malti . Brussels is considering ways of pushing ahead with the creation of the EU’s Covid-19 recovery fund without the participation of Hungary and Poland, a senior European Commission official has warned, piling pressure on the two countries to drop their veto over the union’s budget. According to
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hungary cannot accept the European Union budget in its present form, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday, underlining the right of each EU member state to use its veto. Hungary and Poland vetoed the EU’s 2021-27 budget and its coronavirus economic recovery fund last month, saying they opposed plans
Reading Time: < 1 minute Poland and Hungary should behave responsibly and reach an agreement on EU recovery fund, Spain’s foreign minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, said on Thursday. “Spain wants Poland, Hungary to behave responsibly on EU rescue funds,” Gonzalez Laya said to Bloomberg TV, adding that both countries have a responsibility towards their
Reading Time: 4 minutes Poland’s and Hungary’s veto of the European Union’s 1.8 trillion euro financing package has plunged the bloc into a battle that threatens to damage both its economy and unity at a time when it is already struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The 27-nation bloc faces a dilemma over how to resolve the stand-off and has