BUDAPEST – Hungary's prime minister on Wednesday called the European Union's proposed mechanism to link the rule of law to budget disbursements for EU nations a “political and ideological weapon,” claiming it was designed to blackmail and punish countries that reject immigration.Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Poland are currently using their EU vetos to stop a 1.8 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery package from taking effect.
They say they will continue doing so as long as other EU nations maintain their commitment to including the rule of law mechanism in the budget.
The issue is set to become a major dispute at Thursday's EU video summit of the leaders of the 27 member nations. Most EU nations said.
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