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European Council president Charles Michel (left) and Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban at the crucial July budget negotiations (Photo: Council of the European Union)

Hungary and Poland block EU budget and corona package

Hungary and Poland on Monday (16 November) blocked the adoption of the €1.8 trillion new long-term EU budget and the coronavirus recovery package, in their dispute over linking EU funds to the respect of rule of law.

At an EU ambassadors' meeting, the two countries blocked a key step in the process, the adoption of the EU's so-called "own resources" legislation, which sets out the revenue the bloc itself can raise.

The EU commission said the adoption of the own resources decision...

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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.

European Council president Charles Michel (left) and Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban at the crucial July budget negotiations (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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