Commission should not have given Hungary €10B, says EU top court adviser

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STRASBOURG —  The European Commission should reverse its decision to release €10 billion to Hungary in 2023, according to a senior legal adviser to Europe’s top court. The Court of Justice of the EU is examining a claim by the European Parliament that the Commission breached its own rules when it unfroze funding for Hungary in December 2023 — money that had been withheld over rule-of-law concerns. MEPs accuse the Commission of political expediency because the decision came on the eve of a