Rule-of-Law Report Worsens Spat Over EU’s Recovery Fund
- European Commission releases critical report on Hungary
- Orban rejects tying disbursements to rule-of-law standards
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The European Commission released a critical report about the state of democracy in Hungary and Poland, adding fuel to a showdown that threatens to delay a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) economic recovery package.
“Prosecution of high-level corruption” in Hungary “remains very limited and there appears to be a consistent lack of determined action to start criminal investigations and prosecute corruption cases involving high-level officials,” the European Union’s executive arm said in its first-ever annual rule-of-law report, which assesses the bloc’s 27 member-states.