PM Orbán: Hungary Willing to Pay for Russian Gas Shipments in Rubles Hungary is the only European Union member state willing to pay in rubles for continued Russian gas shipments. Prime Minister... 2022.04.07.
Russian Ambassador to Budapest: “There is no reason for Russia not to trust the Hungarian government” In an interview with Russian news agency RIA Novosti, Evgeny Stanislavov, the Russian ambassador to Budapest said the Kremlin has... 2022.04.06.
MOL CEO: “As Long as Gasoline Price Cap Is in Place, There Will Be Tensions in Supply” "We are at home in this region, this is a responsibility, and shareholders must also take note of this," said... 2022.04.01.
PM Orbán: Common Sense Prevails in Brussels, Gas and Oil Still Flowing into Hungary Gas and oil are still flowing into Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, adding that "common sense" had... 2022.03.25.
Foreign Minister: “We Have Reached a New Dimension of War Risk” "We have entered a new dimension of risk of war in Ukraine, which is why we need to take tougher... 2022.03.21.
More and More Petrol Stations Forced to Close, Risking Takeover Under the Hungarian government's petrol price cap decree, petrol stations closed for more than 48 hours are put under "temporary... 2022.03.21.
Gas Station Owners Consider Constitutional Complaint against Price Cap Hungary's smaller gas station owners are considering filing a constitutional complaint against the Hungarian state over the HUF 480 fuel... 2022.03.17.
Budapest Mayor Calls on Govt to Cap Fuel Prices for Public Transport Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on Friday called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to extend the 480 forint fuel price cap... 2022.03.12.
Opposition Calls for EU Measures to Curb Energy Crisis Opposition politicians on Friday called on the European Union to set up a fund to offset the fallout of the... 2022.03.12.
Paramedics Ask to Be Allowed Ahead in Queues at Petrol Stations The Hungarian Association of Ambulance Workers (MOMSZ) in a Facebook post asked motorists help ambulances to refuel first, despite the... 2022.03.11.
Panic Buying and Fuel Tourism: Government Reacts With New Measures On Wednesday and Thursday, numerous Hungarian gas stations ran out of fuel or imposed various quantity restrictions on sales earlier,... 2022.03.11.
Press Roundup: Opposing Views on Gas Imports from Russia A left-wing commentator proposes that Hungarians cut back their consumption of natural gas, to reduce the country’s dependence on Russian... 2022.03.11.
There Are Petrol Stations Where There Is No Petrol As we reported yesterday, there could be problems over the long weekend due to disrupted fuel supply. It seems, however,... 2022.03.10.
Disrupted Fuel Supply Could Cause Problems over Long Weekend As we have previously reported, wholesalers are now more affected by the price cap due to the government having cut... 2022.03.09.
PM Orbán: Hungary Won’t Join Sanctions on Russian Energy Hungary continues to need Russian gas and oil and will not join the US which imposed sanctions on the imports... 2022.03.09.
PM Orbán: Sanctions on Russia Must Not Cover Oil and Gas Imports Hungary condemns Russia's military attack and the war but will not allow Hungarian families to be made to pay the... 2022.03.08.
Fuel Price Cap: MOL Introduces Quantity Restrictions The demand for fuel from gas stations has risen to record levels, so the Hungarian oil company MOL has introduced... 2022.03.04.
Ukrainian War: Hungary Gas Supplies Uninterrupted Gas supplies to Hungary are uninterrupted, with cross-border pipelines forwarding the usual quantities in both directions, national energy and utility... 2022.03.01.
Gov’t Caps Petrol and Diesel Price for Wholesalers The government is capping the wholesale price of petrol and diesel at 480 forints (EUR 1.3) a liter as of... 2022.03.01.
Press Roundup: First Comments on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine A liberal correspondent believes that Russia intends to topple the Kiev government but will not attempt to keep Ukraine under... 2022.02.25.
PMO Head: Hungary ‘Must not Drift’ into War It is "very important" that Hungary should "not at all drift into the war" in Ukraine, Gergely Gulyás, the prime... 2022.02.25.