WATCH | Europe strikes massive COVID-19 recovery deal:
EU strikes massive COVID-19 recovery deal
World9 months ago
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After nearly five days of negotiations, the European Union has reached a trillion-dollar deal to help the bloc s hardest-hit countries recover from COVID-19.3:54
At the heart of it is the principle of rule of law, a principle the EU Commission says Poland and Hungary are abusing. Both countries have just lost cases against the EU in the European Court of Justice.
The first, against Poland, was for court packing â that is, forcing judges to take early retirement and then replacing them with governing party loyalists.Â