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EU Commission moves to ban Hungary's access to funds over corruption allegations

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks to the press during a press conference with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna, Thursday, July 28, 2022. AP - Theresa Wey

The European Union's executive branch has proposed suspending €7.5 billion in financing for Hungary, as it awaits anti-corruption reforms from Budapest.

Sunday's move by the European Commission comes as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government is under renewed fire for its close ties with Moscow, as Budapest is accused of having dragged its feet on freezing Russian assets since the invasion of Ukraine.

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