[ad_1]
Poland is willing to give up vetoing the European Union budget from 2021 to 2027 if the EU adopts a legally binding explanatory statement on the relationship between EU fundraising and the rule of law, Reuters reported.
This was stated by Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin at a press conference in Brussels on Thursday night after speaking with senior officials of the European Commission. Put it that way
In the event of a Polish or Hungarian veto, a transition budget would come into force, benefiting neither Poland nor the other 26 member states.
He added that it was therefore in everyone’s interest to find a compromise solution.
And this solution could be a legally binding statement interpreting the rule of law mechanism. Gowin sees this as a guarantee that the rule of law cannot be used to pressure member states in areas other than the proper management of EU funds.
The only problem with the request is that if the EU complied with the request, the rule of law regulation would be meaningless.
The Polish deputy prime minister also said that EC officials had made it clear that if Warsaw and Budapest insisted on a veto, the EU would prevent them with a € 750 billion recovery fund after the coronavirus epidemic. In principle, the fund can function without the other 25 Member States without Poland and Hungary.
(Cover image: Jaroslaw Gowin. Photo: Wojciech Olkusnik / MTI / EPA)
[ad_2]
