Rule of law dispute with Hungary: financ • Table.Briefings

In the dispute over the rule of law in Hungary and possible EU sanctions, the finance ministers have passed the ball back to the EU Commission. Meanwhile, Hungary is increasing the pressure by blocking the planned European budget support for Ukraine.

Now the ball is back in the Commission’s court: It was said on Tuesday after the Ecofin Council in Brussels, that the authority is to review Hungary’s anti-corruption measures again before a decision is made on freezing billions of euros in funds. At the same time, there was criticism of Hungary’s blockade of aid to Ukraine.

Rule of law dispute with Hungary: finance ministers call for new assessment

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