Newshound for 18 May 2022

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Polish president Andrzej Duda argues the EU should not be freezing money for Hungary due to Budapest’s abuse of rule of law because the country needs those funds to diversify away from Russian oil. Read the article

Source: EUobserver - an online not-for-profit newspaper reporting on the European Union.

Tags: Poland Hungary Rule of law Andrzej Duda EUobserver

Events

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Today European Parliament plenary session on Commission’s 2021 Rule of law report with rapporteur MEP Terry Reintke. Opening statement by Commissioner Didier Reynders . Follow live

When: 18 May 2022 | 16:45



Tags: Rule of law European Commission European Parliament Terry Reintke Didier Reynders

Commentary

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MEP Daniel Freund, member of @GreensEFA in the European Parliament, published Ursula von der Leyen promises to European Parliament: No recovery money will be disbursed to Poland without a reform of the judicial system. Read more

Source: Daniel Freund

Tags: European Parliament Poland Ursula von der Leyen Daniel Freund