Offener Brief der Vorsitzenden von Christ- und Sozialdemokraten, Liberalen und Grünen im Europaparlament, 6.10.2020 (engl. Originalfassung)
When European leaders finally came to a compromise on the EU’s budget and recovery plan this summer, the agreement was heralded as a breakthrough moment.
Since then, however, discussions have stalled, held hostage by national governments who oppose efforts to link the distribution of funds to adherence to the rule of law.
As leaders of the four largest political groups in the European Parliament, we urge the European Council of the EU and the European Commission to stand by the commitments it made over the summer — specifically, to introduce a mechanism to protect the European budget and NextGenerationEU fund by tying the money to respect for the rule of law.
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