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HARDtalk: Pawel Jablonski: Why is Poland blocking the EU's budget?

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Pawel Jablonski: Why is Poland blocking the EU's budget?

20/11/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Pawel Jablonski: Why is Poland blocking the EU's budget?

Poland's deputy foreign minister discusses his government's standoff with the EU

Poland and Hungary are blocking the passage of a new budget and a post-Covid recovery package. Stephen Sackur speaks to Pawel Jablonski, Poland's deputy foreign minister.

The EU is facing an internal political crisis. Two members, Poland and Hungary, are blocking the passage of a new budget and a post-Covid recovery package, claiming it includes unacceptable conditions. At issue is the EU's ability to tie funds to members' adherence to core EU values, such as the rule of law. Stephen Sackur speaks to Pawel Jablonski, Poland's deputy foreign minister. Can Poland afford to defy Brussels' will?

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