The EU should immediately lift the ban on the use of Russian oil and gas in all EU countries to prevent a shortage of energy and a sharp increase in prices due to the Middle Eastern tensions, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said following urgent meetings of the defense and energy security councils convened by Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
EU foreign ministers failed to reach consensus on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia during their recent meeting, according to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.
According to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, Budapest has decided to block the 20th package of EU anti-Russian sanctions.
Hungary has filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Justice against the EU's ban on energy supplies from Russia, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said.
The Hungarian government does not intend to comply with the European Union's ban on Russian gas supplies and is considering various ways to bypass it, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on the Kossuth radio station.
Bratislava and Budapest will file two individual lawsuits in the EU Court of Justice against the ban on Russian gas imports to the European Union starting in 2027 because it is impossible to file a joint complaint, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has condemned the EU's decision to fully ban Russian gas supplies by 2027, calling it "a fraud".
The issue of seizing Russian financial assets frozen in the West will not be on the agenda of the EU summit in Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said upon his arrival in the Belgian capital, where EU leaders are meeting on December 18-19.
Hungary and Slovakia are preparing a joint lawsuit to the EU's planned ban on imports of Russian gas and oil, citing threats to their national energy security.
Seizing Russian assets frozen in the West would lead to unpredictable consequences for the European Union, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned.
The TurkStream gas pipeline operator will transfer its headquarters from the Netherlands to Hungary, Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to guarantee that Russian gas can continue to flow to Hungary through Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Istanbul yesterday.
Hungarian businessmen are going to visit Russia to discuss prospects for cooperation
The European Commission has officially granted the Black Sea Energy project PMI (Project of Mutual Interest) status.
The meeting will focus on the peace process in Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban intends to appeal to the European Court of Justice over the European Union's plans to phase out gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027.
Moscow is still ready for a Russia-U.S. summit in Budapest, with contacts between the sides continuing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared intensified opposition to EU initiatives targeting Russian gas and oil import.
The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority has issued the required permits to begin main construction of the Paks-2 NPP, the Rosatom press service reported.
