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The European Parliament is to investigate the European Commission’s controversial release of EU funding to Hungary worth €10 billion ($10.9 billion) after passing a resolution on Thursday. EU lawmakers instructed the parliament’s legal service and Legal Affairs Committee to review the decision, and if violations of EU law occurred, consider legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). In December, the commission released around €10 billion in frozen EU funds to Hungary despite ongoing allegations of abuse of power and corruption in the country. European Commission President Ursula von …

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