Recovery fund: agreement held hostage to the veto of Poland and Hungary



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The crisis broke out on Monday and it is still too early to solve the problem: “We must continue discussions to find a compromise,” European Council President Charles Michel said at a press conference at the end of the meeting.

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Prime Minister Conte and European Council President Michel at the EU summit by videoconference (Ansa)

The crisis broke out on Monday and it is still too early to solve the problem: “We must continue the discussions to find a compromise,” said the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, at a press conference at the end of the meeting.

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BRUSSELS – It will still take time to resolve the sensational crisis that erupted among the 27 after Hungary and Poland opposed the adoption of the EU budget to protest against a new mechanism that conditions the disbursement of EU funds on respect for the state of right. On Thursday he reiterated wrestling.

The heads of state and government held a conference call Thursday night, as they have done once a month since the flu epidemic broke out. Politicians had warned that there would be no news. The crisis erupted on Monday and it is still too early to solve the problem: “We must continue discussions to find a compromise,” European Council President Charles Michel said at a press conference at the end of the meeting.

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We look for a way out

According to the information gathered on the sidelines of the meeting, both the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán, spoke. However, the discussion was short, about 30 minutes. There is a desire from other countries for the time being to “let the rioters boil,” observes an observer from Brussels. However, possible solutions are discussed, such as statements outside the legislative measure. “We want to be innovative, creative,” says a European official, to reach a solution “as soon as possible.”

Possible ok Ema to the vaccine in December

The Twenty-seven also discussed the health crisis. Although the new confinement seems to show the first positive effects, the member countries want to agree on the use of rapid antigen tests to facilitate travel, as well as coordinate the lifting of restrictive measures and the management of the next vaccination campaigns, a challenge . logistics for many governments. “According to the European Medicines Agency, the green light for the use of vaccines could arrive in the second half of December,” said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Tight times for the London deal

Finally, the teleconference took place while Brussels and London are negotiating the association treaty (about 1,800 pages) with which to manage the relations of the European Union with Great Britain, once this exit from the single market and the customs union at the end. of the year. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier announced that one person has been infected with the flu virus in the European negotiating team. Negotiations will continue online. Time is too short to reach an agreement before the end of the year, and for now the issues are always the same: access to the single market and regulation of fishing.

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