Good job we left! Hungary and Poland refuse to back down as bitter clash with EU escalates
The news prompted one former German MEP to warn the bloc its current approach to resolving the crisis with threats amounted to blackmail – and was no way to resolve the situation. The European Union is currently investigating the nationalist governments of both countries, accusing each of undermining the independence of judiciaries and media, and had sought to attach conditions to the handout of EU cash.