nytimes September 24, 2021 11:00am Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary #politicsandgovernment #courtsandthejudiciary #europeancommission #europeancourtofjustice #hungary #poland #news Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary Frustrations over rule of law violations in the two countries have prompted the European Union to block payments in an effort to bolster legal action.