BRUSSELS -
The ambassadors of Poland and Hungary have vetoed the Council also blocking the agreement reached on the EU budget 2021-2027.
According to the spokesman for the German presidency, Sebastian Fischer, writes on Twitter, "the two member states have expressed their opposition to an element of the package, (conditionality on the rule of law, ed) but not on the substance of the agreement on the Budget ".
"The rule of law is not about any particular country, nor is it about east or west. It is neutral and applies to everyone. If the rule of law is respected there is nothing to fear. Deny the whole of Europe funding for the crisis in the worst crisis in decades is irresponsible. "
The president of the EPP group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, writes on Twitter who criticized the veto of the Polish and Hungarian governments against the EU budget at today's meeting of EU ambassadors.
"If Viktor Orban and Jarosław Kaczynski want to stop using these funds for everyone, then they will have to explain it to the millions of workers and entrepreneurs, to mayors and students, to researchers and farmers who count on the support of these funds," he said. pointed out Weber.
"The polar stars of world sovereignty, the governments of Poland and Hungary, blocked the go-ahead for the Recovery Fund in the Council. Once again, the European friends of Salvini and Meloni demonstrate their true political nature: they are anti- Italians and anti-Europeans. Blocking the green light for the next multi-year EU budget and the Next Generation Eu recovery plan in the midst of the economic and health crisis is irresponsible. Instead of thinking about the common good, Orban and company are concerned only with their garden , but the European Union will not back down on the defense of the rule of law ".
Thus in a note Tiziana Beghin, head of delegation of the 5 Star Movement to the European Parliament.
"There is no compromise on European values, European leaders show courage and overcome the vetoes of those who want to trample on the rights of citizens", concludes the statement.
