Poland, Hungary threaten EU budget over rule-of-law issue

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The governments of Poland and Hungary threatened Monday to veto the European Union’s next seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery plan due to a new mechanism that would link funding to the rule of law. The 27-nation bloc’s 1.8 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget for 2021-2027 was agreed upon last week after months of tough negotiations, and is meant to take effect within weeks. It has sparked stiff resistance in Warsaw…