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Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa said warned that the EU’s economy would be paralysed (Photo: © European Union 2018-Source:EP)

EU Commission mulls ways round Hungary-Poland block

The EU Commission is considering alternatives to push ahead with the coronavirus recovery fund without Hungary and Poland - if the two countries maintain their veto on the bloc's budget due to the linking EU funds to respect for the rule of law.

A senior commission official said the remaining 25 member states could proceed with setting up the €750bn recovery fund, which is aimed at helping economies hit by the pandemic, to act as a "bridge" until Hungary and Poland stop their blockage....

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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.

Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa said warned that the EU’s economy would be paralysed (Photo: © European Union 2018-Source:EP)

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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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