Foreign Minister: Hungary ‘Won’t Even Discuss’ Possibility of Gas Embargo Hungary's government refuses to even discuss the possibility of imposing an embargo on Russian natural gas, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó... 2022.06.28.
Foreign Secretary Szijjártó: Higher Energy Prices, Dwindling Supply, Produce Vicious Cycle The fallout of the war in Ukraine and related sanctions have resulted in a vicious cycle of skyrocketing energy prices... 2022.06.28.
Minister Gulyás: Our Policy Is to Build Alliances – At Home and Abroad In an interview published on Monday with hirado.hu, Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, said that the aim... 2022.06.28.
Gazprom to Make Up for Shortfall of Gas For a week, Hungary will receive less Russian gas than agreed, but the country will be able to make up... 2022.06.22.
Russian Gas Cut Off from Pipelines Including Those Supplying Hungary Gazprom will stop gas supplies on the TurkStream pipeline for a week as of June 21st. Since September of last... 2022.06.21.
What Remains of the Polish-Hungarian Friendship? – Conversation Between Polish and Hungarian Politicians "The past 100 years will not disappear without a trace from the history of Polish-Hungarian relations." Leading Polish politicians spoke... 2022.06.16.
Press Roundup: Sanctions on Russia and Europe’s Future Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the broader implications of EU sanctions on the future of Europe. Hungarian press roundup... 2022.06.13.
Hungarian and Czech President Confirm V4 Cooperation Commitment Hungary and the Czech Republic have confirmed their commitment to the Visegrád Four cooperation, President Katalin Novák said in Prague... 2022.06.08.
Hungary Objects to a Clause in EU Sanctions Package Hungary has raised an objection regarding the EU’s sixth package of sanctions against Russia. This time, Hungary did not object... 2022.06.02.
State Secretary Kovács Praises Compromise on Russian Oil Embargo during CNN, BBC Interview On Monday, after hours-long negotiations, the leaders of the 27 EU Member States reached a political agreement on the sixth... 2022.06.01.
LMP: Compromise on EU Embargo ‘Acceptable but Not Green’ The compromise by European leaders on the EU embargo on Russian oil "is acceptable but it will not promote a... 2022.05.31.
PM Orbán Secures Pipeline Exemption for Hungary As EU Agrees on Partial Russian Oil Ban After hours of talks in Brussels on Monday, the leaders of the 27 European Union member states reached a partial... 2022.05.31.
PM Orbán: ‘We Have Protected’ Cap on Utility Bills "We have protected [the government's cap on household utility bills] and successfully staved off a proposal by the Commission that... 2022.05.31.
Orbán: Hungary to Back Embargo if It Excludes Pipelined Russian Oil, Contains Guarantees Arriving in Brussels for a two-day summit on Monday, Viktor Orbán said Hungary could back an EU embargo on Russian... 2022.05.30.
Visegrad Group Academies Condemn Russia, Offer Support for Ukranian Scientists The Visegrad Group Academies Forum, during its annual meeting in Budapest, 27th of May 2022, agreed on the following statement.... 2022.05.30.
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.
Hungarian Erste Bank Wrongfully ‘Sanctions’ Russian and Belarusian Clients Erste Bank Hungary has terminated the bank account contracts of several Russian and Belarusian citizens. The bank is investigating the... 2022.05.26.
DK Calls on Govt to Reduce Dependence on Russian Energy The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is calling on the government to start efforts to reduce Hungary's dependence on Russian energy.... 2022.05.25.
FM Szijjártó: Threats to Close Transit Routes of Energy Supplies Undermines EU Unity Threats to close the transit routes of crude oil and natural gas threaten the European Union's unity and severely undermine... 2022.05.25.
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.