The European Commission won't approve Hungary's recovery plan until it carries out judicial reform and guarantees that corruption cases are investigated, justice commissioner Didier Reynders said in an interview published on Tuesday.
There are systemic problems with the rule of law in Hungary, and the European Commission is ready to use all tools to protect democracy, including the suspension of EU funds, Reynders said on the hvg.hu news site.
Reynders said he would ask Hungary and Poland again to join the planned European Public Prosecutor's Office, which they have so far not done, because "without that we cannot be sure that there is sufficient protection against fraud and corruption".
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