An addition could resolve the deadlock, according to Warsaw.

Poland is also willing to give up its veto on the EU budget for 2021-2027 and the fund to help recover from the coronavirus, writes Reuters, citing the Polish deputy prime minister. Jaroslaw Govin said his government was willing to accept an agreement on a financial package totaling 1.8 trillion euros, provided it was accompanied by a detailed explanation of the rule of law conditions for using EU funds.

Govin spoke with several leaders of the European Commission, after which he told reporters: “We are aware that if we lift a veto, a solution will come instead of a new budget that will not benefit us.”

He also made it clear: it’s about the union. like all its leaders, it is not possible to renegotiate the rule of law mechanism that Poles and Hungarians oppose. They therefore accept the explanatory text, which is intended to make clear that regulation cannot be used to pressure Member States in any area other than the management of EU funds.

Following the announcement from Poland, we asked the Prime Minister’s spokesperson about the Hungarian government’s position, and as soon as he responds, we will update our article.

The Hungarian and Polish governments announced in late November that not only would they not vote on the decree on the rule of law conditional on the mobilization of EU funds, but they were also willing to veto the agreement on the budget and the recovery fund. . As the latter require unanimity, the leaders of the Member States have not yet voted on the issue.

In our main image, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Viktor Orbán at their meeting in Budapest last week.



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