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The European Parliaments president, Roberta Metsola, has agreed that the legislature will sue the European Commission over its decision to release EU funding for Hungary, dpa has learned. Metsola made the decision after a closed-door meeting on Thursday with the leaders of the parliaments seven political groups. The lawsuit was recommended on Monday by the parliaments legal affairs committee. The case concerns the decision by the commission in December to unfreeze 10.2 billion ($11.2 billion) earmarked for Hungary that had been held back due to rule of law concerns. The EU executive said a