Zelenskyy Criticizes Hungary for Not Having a Common Position With Other EU Countries Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Hungary's refusal to support an oil embargo against Russia, despite the fact that revenues from... 2022.05.27.
Orbán Proposes Leaving Latest Sanctions Package Off Next European Council Meeting’s Agenda Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a letter to European Council President Charles Michel, has proposed leaving the European Union's latest... 2022.05.25.
PM Orbán Holds Talk with EU Council President on EU Oil Embargo Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, in a videoconference on Monday in... 2022.05.24.
European Leaders: EU Should Adopt Oil Embargo without Hungary "The European Commission will propose a total import ban on Russian oil," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced... 2022.05.23.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Row Over Banning Oil Imports from Russia Opposition-leaning weeklies accuse the government of conniving with Moscow, by rejecting the proposed ban on importing Russian crude oil without... 2022.05.23.
G7: Hungary Pays Much More for Russian Gas Than Other EU Countries Hungary paid the most for Russian gas within the surrounding region in February this year. The price for our country... 2022.05.18.
CNN: Erdoğan and Orbán Are Putin’s Allies, They Have to Be Made “Irrelevant” On Tuesday, an opinion piece was published on CNN, stating that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Turkish Prime Minister... 2022.05.18.
Press Roundup: Phasing Out Russian Oil Still Dominates News Pro-government commentators find the EU proposal to eliminate Russian oil unrealistic and even counterproductive. Left-wing and liberal pundits also acknowledge... 2022.05.16.
FM Szijjártó: Hungarians Must Not Be Made to Pay Price of War Hungary's government insists that the Hungarian people must not be made to pay the price of the war in Ukraine,... 2022.05.16.
EC Spokesman Says Oil Embargo Still on the Table A spokesman for the European Commission has confirmed for news channel M1 that the European Union's executive body is standing... 2022.05.14.
Foreign Min Calls for Pipeline Deliveries to Be Exempt from EU Oil Embargo Hungary's government is calling for pipeline deliveries to be exempt from the European Union's planned sanctions on Russian energy deliveries,... 2022.05.11.
Croatia Summons Hungary’s Ambassador to Zagreb over PM Orbán’s Statement Hungary's ambassador to Zagreb, Csaba Demcsák, was summoned to the Croatian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to explain Prime Minister Viktor... 2022.05.11.
FM Szijjártó: Hungary to Only Back Sanctions Package that Ensures Its Energy Supply Because the approval of the European Commission's latest round of sanctions against Russia would make it impossible for Hungary to... 2022.05.10.
PM Orbán in Talks with President Macron on EU Oil Embargo Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, the Prime Minister's press chief Bertalan... 2022.05.10.
Press Roundup: Foreign Minister Reaffirms Objections to EU Sanctions on Russian Oil A pro-government pundit, as well as his alt-left counterpart, agree that the EU’s proposed embargo on Russian oil would harm... 2022.05.10.
Foreign Min on Talks Between EC President, Orbán: Meeting ‘Yielded Some Progress’ Talks between Hungarian government officials and the president of the European Commission on the latest EU package of sanctions against... 2022.05.10.
Foreign Minister: Proposed Ban on Russian Oil Deliveries Would Ruin National Economy The Hungarian government will "do everything to protect its economic achievements", Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday. The proposed... 2022.05.07.
How Viable Would a Russian Oil Embargo Be in Hungary? Analysts differ in their answers regarding how manageable an embargo on Hungary’s supply of Russian oil would be in the... 2022.05.06.
Orbán: EU’s Planned Sanctions on Russian Oil Imports ‘Like Nuclear Bomb’ The European Union's proposal on phasing out imports of Russian crude oil is "unacceptable", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on... 2022.05.06.
Hungary Not on Board with Upcoming EU Sanctions on Russian Oil Hungary intends to veto the upcoming European Union sanctions package on Russian crude oil, Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary for International... 2022.05.05.
Gov’t Spox to CNN: Brussels Proposal ‘against Hungarian National Energy Security’ A proposal by Brussels to ban oil imports from Russia by the end of next year is "against Hungarian national... 2022.05.05.