French Far-Right’s Bardella Linked to EU Funds Probe, Report Says

European Union prosecutors are investigating possible misappropriation of EU funds relating to media training for French far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella and other party members, Agence France-Presse reports, citing a person close to the case.

The party denied any wrongdoing and said in a statement that the probe followed a complaint last December by anti-graft association AC!!Anti-Corruption and that Bardella had filed for defamation against it.