EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Tuesday 8 June in Strasbourg that the European Commission will unveil “next week” long-awaited guidelines on the regulation on the protection of the EU budget in the event of a generalised breakdown of the rule of law in a Member State (see EUROPE B12732A28).
This mechanism, which came into force on 1 January 2021, allows for the suspension of EU funds in the event of a breach of the rule of law in a Member State.
On Wednesday 9 June,...