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Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki (l) and Hungary PM Viktor Orban (c) at a previous pre-coronavirus EU summit (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Hungary and Poland unfazed by EU outcry over budget block

Hungary and Poland have dug their heels in on blocking the €1.8 trillion EU budget and coronavirus recovery package, over their objection to linking EU funds to the respect of the rule of law - despite calls from other EU capitals to rethink.

Ahead of a videoconference of EU leaders on Thursday evening, Warsaw and Budapest received backing from Slovenia's prime minister.

Janez Jansa, in a letter to EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charl...

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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.

Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki (l) and Hungary PM Viktor Orban (c) at a previous pre-coronavirus EU summit (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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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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