The governments of Poland and Hungary, accused of disrespecting the rule of law, have a powerful motive to wish populist parties a victory in this year’s European Parliament elections. Unless the next parliament rebels against the European Union’s technocratic elite, the latter is likely to get effective tools to punish maverick nations financially.
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Leonid Bershidsky: How the EU plans to punish Hungary and Poland
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during the first regular government press conference of the year on Jan. 10, 2019 in Budapest.
