Will defunding Hungary and Poland backfire?

  • 2018-05-29
  • Slawomir Sierakowski
Since 2014, when the European Union last adopted its seven-year budget, the governments of Poland and Hungary have been captured by populists who have little regard for EU values and institutions. But while it stands to reason that the EU is considering a suspension of both governments' funding, whether it should do so is not straightforward. Discussions surrounding the European Union’s 2021-2027 budget are intensifying, owing to many European policymakers’ insistence that regional development funds be disbursed only to member states that are in compliance...
 
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