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Hungary's premier Viktor Orban vehemently opposes the new rule of law tool (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Deal in reach on linking EU funds to rule of law

Negotiators are closing in on a compromise on linking EU funds to respect for the rule of law, which could unblock parallel talks on the seven-year EU budget and coronavirus recovery package.

MEPs and diplomats from the German EU presidency, representing member states, meet for the fourth time on Thursday (29 October) morning, with a deal now "in the realm of the very possible", as one EU source put it.

Linking the disbursement of EU funds to the rule of law has been highly sens...

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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.

Hungary's premier Viktor Orban vehemently opposes the new rule of law tool (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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