Hungary, Poland PMs discus EU virus budget veto

The leaders of Hungary and Poland vowed on Thursday to uphold their veto of the European Union's next budget and massive pandemic relief fund, saying a mechanism that ties payment of funds to rule of law principles risks derailing the bloc.

The EU has proposed a mechanism linking the bloc's 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery package to the respect of the rule of law by its 27 members.

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