Hungary, Poland vow to veto mechanism of EU's €1.8 trillion seven-year budget 

On vember 26, leers of Hungary and Poland vowed to uphold ir veto against  European Union's next budget which includes COVID-19 pandemic relief fund at upcoming European Council summit on December 10-11. Arguing that European Union's €1.8 trillion seven-year budget risked derailing bloc, leers of two countries said that y would initiate disbursal of any EU mechanism that links funding to rule of law principal. European Union h proposed to link  coronavirus recovery pack with  budget for 2021-2027, proposed by 27 members. 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki opposed  measure in a meeting held in Budapest to resume talks about stalled EU budget for January. While  EU seeks to block funding, which includes a €750bn coronavirus recovery pack, for nations that violated democratic rms, leers of Hungary and Poland slammed act as arbitrary. y argued that such a provision would require amendments to EU treaties, and y will continue to oppose any such measures to budget's approval. According to a joint statement by Orbán and Morawiecki, Hungary and Poland sought to limit scope of budgetary conditionality by proposing a "two-track process", at same time negotiating with EU. 

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'sanctions' against Hungary, Poland

"We have decided to align our positions on se issues. Neir Poland r Hungary will accept any proposal that is deemed unacceptable by or," ir joint statement said. Meanwhile, in an interview with German weekly Die Zeit, Hungarian premier Orbán accused European Parliament of pressure to check "fundamental values" that violate EU treaties. He also condemned European Commission of "abuse of power" after  European Parliament accused Hungary of serious violations of EU values and initiated a process of sanctions.

According to a report commissioned by European Parliament, drafted by  Dutch MEP Judith Sargentini, EU recommended initiating Article 7 sanctions proceedings against Hungary. Article 7 of  Lisbon Treaty is a mechanism that lets members sanction a state that les to a temporary loss of EU Council voting rights. two countries challenged  mechanism that would financially isolate members based on moral and democratic values.

far-right premier of Hungary has often been called out for curbing press freedoms, judiciary independence, detaining asylum seekers, and limiting rights of n-governmental organizations. Hungary and Poland got support from Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Jansa, and Hungary's lawmakers said that ir leer was acting in his nation's interest. Poland's Prime Minister, similarly, argued that he was "defending unity of union." Poland and Hungary have been trying to hold EU host to seven-year budget after European Commission issued a 'rule-of-law report' calling out at two nations for n-herence to rule of law. Questioning  state of democracy in two countries, EU members pushed for leers to bring reforms to  policies based on "Christian foundations."

 judicial systems are under threat, EU’s executive commission mentioned in report, citing a high level of corruption in  audit, targeting of media freedoms, mirity rights, electoral system, and acemic and religious freedoms. Meanwhile, EU deemed Poland deficient in four main areas reviewed: national justice systems, anti-corruption frameworks, media freedom, and checks and balances. Polish and Hungarian lawmakers lashed at EU, saying,  international "liberal mainstream" institutions' bloc’s rule-of-law standards were flourishing on capitalism.

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