Prime Minister Moravetsky called the decision of the European Commission illegal.
Poland declared that it would side with Hungary in questions regarding the reduction of payments according to the decision of the European Commission, which was adopted the day before. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki.
“Poland will resolutely oppose any actions of European institutions that intend to illegally deprive any member country of funding, in this case Hungary in particular.” , – PAP quotes Morawiecki.
According to him, the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has already prepared a plan for a compromise solution to agree with the European Commission on controversial issues.
Moravecki added that the last the other day, this plan was presented by the Hungarian government, and Prime Minister Orbán expressed the hope that it would put an end to the dispute with the European Commission.
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< p>The day before, the European Commission proposed to the Council of the EU to launch the “money for the rule of law” mechanism in relation to Hungary. A positive decision on this matter would mean the suspension of about 7.5 billion euros in payments to Budapest due to corruption. As stated in the European Commission, “the decision was taken to ensure the protection of the EU budget”.
Now the Council has one month to decide on the adoption of such measures by a qualified majority. In exceptional cases, this term can be extended by a maximum of two months. This is the first time in the history of the EU that the mechanism for protecting the community budget against corruption has been applied.
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A few months ago, Brussels recognized that the rule of law is being violated in Hungary. In addition, cases of corruption are common and the use of EU funds is poorly controlled. The Hungarian government received a letter calling for corrective measures to be taken this spring.
