EU Wins Court Fight With Poland, Hungary Over Budget Weapon
- EU’s new powers could deny rule of law offenders billions
- Bloc’s executive arm could trigger budgetary powers in weeks
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The European Union won the right to deploy tough new powers that could deny Poland and Hungary billions of euros of EU funding for allegedly violating the bloc’s democratic standards.
The EU Court of Justice decision on Wednesday clears the way for action by the EU, which put in place the option of withholding funding in response to concerns that populist regimes in Poland and Hungary were eroding LGBTQ rights and judicial independence.