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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has repeatedly denounced the impasse over frozen EU funds as "financial blackmail."

Video. Hungary gets €10 billion in frozen EU funds amid Orbán's threats

Updated: 13/12/2023 - 19:13 GMT+1

The European Commission allowed on Wednesday the release of €10 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary, almost a year after the money was frozen over the country's failure to address persistent rule-of-law concerns.

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