EU sees first probes under money for rule-of-law regulation in Sept-Oct By Reuters
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission could in September or October start its first investigations into whether EU governments sufficiently respect the rule of law to qualify for EU budget and recovery funds, EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Thursday. This is likely to be a blow to Poland and Hungary, both of which are under formal EU investigation over breaches of rule of law standards and which had hoped for a much longer delay in the application of the rules which could freeze billions for them. The Commission has been...
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