EU crisis: Trump’s allies pose ‘disturbing’ threat to bloc’s future
The EU‘s coronavirus recovery fund has been blocked by Hungary and Poland after a spat over the rule of law. Poland and Hungary objected to its “rule of law mechanism”, which was designed to block funding to countries guilty of anti-democratic governance. It comes after years of tension due to Hungarian President Viktor Orban and Polish leader Andrzej Duda thwarting freedom of expression and threatening the independence of the judiciary in their respective countries.
