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EU leaders have made no progress on the veto of its budget and coronavirus bailout package. Poland and Hungary have blocked their passage over stipulations they uphold the rule of law.
European Union leaders argued at a summit Thursday over Poland and Hungary's attempts to block the passage of the EU budget and coronavirus rescue package.
The two holdouts reaffirmed their position at the video conference. Leaders agreed to park the dispute and hand it over to experts to find a way forward.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said the block means "we have to continue talking with Hungary and Poland."
"There is consensus on the EU budget, but not on the rule of law mechanism," she told journalists. The chancellor also said that she did not want to speculate as to how the issue with Budapest and Warsaw would be resolved.
The meeting was dominated by Poland and Hungary's decision earlier this week to block the adoption of the EU budget and coronavirus recovery package. The two member states announced their intention to veto the combined €1.8-trillion ($2.1 trillion) pandemic recovery plan and the long-term budget over objections to new rule of law requirements.
A new mechanism allows for the reduction of EU funds if member states severely violate rule of law principles. Poland and Hungary — partially backed by Slovenia — claim that such a rule is tantamount to a power grab by a "European oligarchy," and that Brussels is trying to bully more conservative countries that don't accept unmitigated immigration.
This video has a statement by EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, recorded at the video conference of EU leaders.
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