Polish and Hungarian citizens will pay price for EU blockade - German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union members who reject the rule of law mechanism must be aware that their citizens will have to pay a price for this stance, German Europe Minister Michael Roth said on Tuesday, speaking after a video conference of his EU counterparts. Hungary and Poland blocked the adoption of the EU's 2021-2027 budget and a planned coronavirus recovery fund at a meeting of ambassadors of EU nations on Monday, saying they could not accept a clause making access to EU funds conditional on upholding the rule of law. (Reporting by Sabine Siebold and Thomas Escritt)
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union members who reject the rule of law mechanism must be aware that their citizens will have to pay a price for this stance, German Europe Minister Michael Roth said on Tuesday, speaking after a video conference of his EU counterparts.
Hungary and Poland blocked the adoption of the EU's 2021-2027 budget and a planned coronavirus recovery fund at a meeting of ambassadors of EU nations on Monday, saying they could not accept a clause making access to EU funds conditional on upholding the rule of law.
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(Reporting by Sabine Siebold and Thomas Escritt)
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