Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki (r) and Hungary's Viktor Orban (c) sitting at an earlier EU summit, alongside Czech PM Andrej Babis. The pair met in Budapest on Thursday to discuss tactics (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Poland and Hungary say rule-of-law link needs treaty change

EU Political

by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Hungary's premier Viktor Orban have dug their heels in on blocking the EU's long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package over their opposition to linking EU funds to respect for the rule of law, at their face-to-face meeting in Budapest on Thursday (26 November).

In a joint declaration, the two PMs said linking EU funds to the rule of law should be decided by EU leaders, and

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EU Political

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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