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  • as Europe battles a resurgent virus crisis that you has a plan.

  • It's set out a budget for the coming years.

  • Andan Additional Recovery fund.

  • Together, the two would see spending off €1.8 trillion or about $2.1 trillion.

  • The only problem is it's all being vetoed by Poland and Hungary.

  • Lawmakers in Warsaw earlier this week back to their governments move to block the spending that even though Poland would be a big beneficiary, it stands to get €130 billion from the financial package.

  • Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban is taking the same stance.

  • The two countries object to an EU condition, making the funds dependent on observing the rule of law.

  • But the Netherlands and other member states won't okay the budget without that condition on that leaves a standoff.

  • You talks during the week produced no result.

  • European Commission President Ursula Fonder Line spoke Thursday.

  • Indeed, we have a very serious situation now people in Europe, on the businesses, the companies in Europe are urgently waiting for the funding in this unprecedented crisis and deep recession, Fonda Lien said.

  • The search for a compromise would go on Hungary said Friday that it's still expected a deal, but the differences run deep.

  • Hungary this week began importing Russia's Sputnik vaccine, even though it's not approved for use in that you and that is no surprise to or bands critics who see him as an authoritarians who's much too cozy with Moscow.

  • Because beneath any arguments about money or vaccines, this is a deeper dispute about exactly how an EU member should behave.

as Europe battles a resurgent virus crisis that you has a plan.

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