Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has won the battle to defend Hungary’s energy supply, but defending national interests remains a constant fight, Magyar Hírlap columnist Mariann Őry writes
The Dutch prime minister admitted that Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia depend on Russian oil
Hungary also received supply guarantees in case pipelines supplying the country stop operating
Hungary has so far opposed any ban on Russian energy imports that would disproportionately affect Hungarian consumers without adequate compensation
An agreement looks far from reachable after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s latest communication to the European Council President Charles Michel
An immediate oil embargo would leave Hungary without fuel, Hungary’s foreign minister said
Says energy is the most vulnerable point of any economy
A Russian oil embargo would send prices rising 55 to 60 percent for different fuels in Hungary, experts warn
The proposed Russian energy sanctions are tantamount to “dropping a nuclear bomb on the Hungarian economy,” the Hungarian government told the head of the EU commission
Sanctions would also undermine European unity and plunge the continent into economic crisis, writes Viktor Orbán in a letter published in the Financial Times
Frans Timmermans was responding to a question on plans to regulate heating in the EU
