INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034

Tabled by Tamás Deutsch, Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet

Added: 107a. Condemns the fact that the Commission has clearly demonstrated double standards for Member States when it comes to rule of law standards and has used it in a manner detrimental to Member States with conservative governments; notes that the Commission unfroze the EU funds for Poland following the election of a party belonging to the ruling European political family, despite the fact that no new legislation had been adopted; strongly condemns the fact that leaders of right-wing parties have been banned from running for office and judicially persecuted; condemns the attempts to imprison political leaders for defending the borders of their respective countries; denounces the physical intimidation and judicial persecution used against politicians for holding views that challenge the EU mainstream;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.221v01-00