Hungary: what if the rule of law mechanism were stillborn?


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The Commission is playing tough, but the hands of the States are shaking when it comes to estimating the financial deduction to be imposed on Hungary… Orban is playing on velvet.




By Emmanuel Berretta

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was forced to maintain sanctions against Hungary.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been forced to maintain sanctions against Hungary.
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NOTew twist in the soap opera on the rule of law in Hungary: the Commission replied by letter to the Council on Friday, maintaining its estimate of the financial deduction to be made from the Hungarian cohesion funds under the “rule of law” conditionality. Council diplomats (representing Member States) had asked the Commission to deepen its assessment to better take into account the latest efforts of the Hungarians to fulfill the 17 commitments to which they had subscribed and translated into law.

No change for the Commission. Ursula von der Leyen and in this case the Austrian Commissioner Johannes Hahn, in charge of the budget, believe that the protection of the financial interests of the Union justifies a withholding of 65% of the co…


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