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MEPs want the Commission to move faster on attaching rule-of-law requirements to the budget.MEPs are threatening to trigger a legal procedure against the European Commission “within two weeks” unless it implements a mechanism linking EU funding to rule-of-law guarantees, according to a draft resolution.
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..some MEPs say time is of the essence.
“The EU Commission has so far not been serious about protecting the rule of law in Europe,” said German Green MEP Daniel Freund.
“This cannot wait,” he said. “Commission President Ursula von der Leyen must now decide: Either she fights with us for the rule of law — or she gives in to pressure from Poland and Hungary and continues to do nothing.” '
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MEPs will urge Commission to act on rule-of-law — or go to court, June 4, 2021
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