‘Showing Its Teeth’: EU’s Path to a Showdown Over LGBTQ Rights
The EU is taking a stand to bring Hungary and Poland in line on social issues, a decision that crystallized in an emotional summit.
March 22: Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown Draws Corporate Resistance
The European Union has a dismal track record when it comes to disciplining countries within its ranks. But this month it opened several new fronts in its increasingly contentious battle with its own member countries over the bloc’s core values.
The EU threatened Poland with daily fines and frozen payouts in disputes over LGBTQ discrimination and judicial independence. Driven by several prime ministers, the bloc is harnessing powerful new budgetary tools in an unprecedented push to compel Poland and Hungary to reverse moves that undercut the rule of law or lose access to billions of euros.