European Union is based on a number of very clear values. It is said clearly in the Treaties. Press freedom. Democratic institutions. All member states, also Poland and Hungary, have signed these treaties. This means that they, of course, are obliged to follow what they have signed. Still Poland is playing around with the media. The independent watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, have just put Poland 29 steps down in their index on free press.
Hungary is also breaking EU basic rules in several areas - such as making life very difficult for free civil society organisations.
This is not acceptable in the European Union. And their governments say that they are free to do what they want to do. No, no, no. They have to follow, what they have signed.
Both countries, esp. Orban in Hungary, have made it clear that they primarily are in the EU for the sake of the money!
Perhaps they should be more careful. This year the negotiations on the future of EU's funds will start. It is written nowhere, that member states which brake fundamental rules, will continue to get billions of € from the funds. The Italian government has already made that clear.
So watch out! You are on a very wrong track, which at the end might cost you a lot!
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