nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20221005-230334-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 221005s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20221005-230334-0 doi eng 342 23 Drinóczi, Tímea Author aut Sham and Smokescreen - Hungary and the Rule of law conditionality mechanism Drinóczi, Tímea Verfassungsblog 2022-10-05 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Since 27 April 2022, Hungary has been under the Rule of Law conditionality mechanism, introduced by the Conditionality Regulation. After various debates and considerations, and in the light of the blackmailing potential of the Hungarian prime minister, the Regulation, in a weaker form than initially proposed, works as a preventive tool for ensuring the protection of the EU budget and sound financial management of EU resources. The Hungarian government has a record of misleading (and betraying) the European Union, and apparently, it is not different now. CC BY-SA 4.0 European Commission Hungary Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/sham-and-smokescreen/ raw object