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停止给匈牙利和波兰拨款会事与愿违吗？

May 24, 2018 Sławomir Sierakowski

柏林—围绕欧盟2021—2027年预算的讨论日益激烈，因为许多欧洲决策者坚持地区发展资金只能给遵守欧盟规则的成员国使用。根据哥本哈根标准，所有成员国都必须坚持自由民主制度、法治、尊重人权、保护少数群体。

对欧盟拨款施加新条件的方案针对的是波兰和匈牙利的民粹主义政府。但这些政府固然毫无疑问对于欧盟机构不屑一顾，无视欧洲理事会威尼斯委员会（Venice Commission）的建议，但它们不会笨到赤裸裸地对抗欧盟规则。尽管如此，最令人烦恼的是一个事实：波兰和匈牙利分别是欧盟资金的第一大和第四大受益者。

要求欧盟“停止为反自由主义拨款”的人中不乏欧洲议会欧洲集团自由和民主派联盟（ALDE）领导人伏思达（Guy Verhofstadt）和法国总统马克龙等要人。但反对施加更严格条件的不仅包括波兰和匈牙利的执政党，也包括这两个国家的反对党。

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kknetroz13 @gmail.com May 26, 2018

I think the additional purpose of Macron and Verhofstadt is not from the devil either but I doubt that they could discourage populist movements by threatening to cut EU subsidies as their countries are net payers and on top of it there is no great chance that even if the extreme parties get to government (which has a very low probability anyway) they will do what Orban and Kaczyinski do; the electorate could be afraid to put these extremists to power but for them Eu subsidies are a small question. Still, a bigger centralisation of decisions and more control could be better than just cutting funds. Tis of course requires resources which these countries are reluctant to endorse as this would also cost them money. Covering these extra costs from the subsidies of the concerned countries (Hungary, Poland) could be a solution, this would not be such a sensitive cut as the outright decrease of funds but do the job.
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🐰🐇Free Marlon May 25, 2018

From the American perspective, this isn't populism; it's fascism. We're becoming rather familiar with it ourselves. I can only hope your nutjobs are more intelligent and saner than ours.
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ferdinand van Dieten May 25, 2018

The question is not at all populist or not, so answering such unreal question is pure demagogy. What I miss is that the EU has to create better rules to crack down on corruption. Now a corrupt government can decide not to investigate or answer questions about the funds that go to the friends of the government in power. Such reel problems have to be addressed, and such policy won't work against a new government, on the contrary it helps to bring down the corrupt regimes.
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Varsovian Warsaw May 24, 2018

The writer is one of Poland's Ultra-Ultra Thatcherites economically. After 25 years in power they had absolved foreign Big Business from paying tax in Poland. Tax was to be levied on the little guy. No unemployment benefit to speak of. No child benefit. Bottom of the heap in social spending in Europe, below Romania and Bulgaria. Hatred of your fellow man with two glaring exceptions: (i) if you're rich you're OK, (ii) if you used to be a secret policeman you deserved a gold-plated pension.
These people - in this journalist's case directly funded by George Soros - are utterly illiberal. And unspeakable.
- ferdinand van Dieten May 25, 2018
  
  in one comment Soros and Thather. That looks like a hate-bot.
  - Varsovian Warsaw May 25, 2018
    
    I see you decided not to reflect on what I wrote.
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