EU holds back all 22 billion euros of EU cohesion funds for Hungary until its government meets conditions related to judiciary independence, academic freedoms, LGBTQI rights and the asylum system.
EU holds back all 22 billion euros of EU cohesion funds for Hungary until its government meets conditions related to judiciary independence, academic freedoms, LGBTQI rights and the asylum system.
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in case of confusion
* the funds approved (but not disimbursed) for Hungary were from the pandemic recovery stimulus
* the funds blocked today are part of usual budget for 2022-2027
When is the next EU thing when unanimity is required where he can “disagree” with everyone else?
I believe it when I truly see it!
Don’t hold them back. Send them.
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Send them right to Ukraine in Cash. All at once.
the eu’s ability in reining hungary and poland is critical in convincing turkey’s moderates that eu membership is the only way to rein in leaders like erdogan. in 1979 karamanlis joined the eu to rein in future pm papsandreou