Serbia, Slovakia and Poland's call for a permanent end to Russian gas flows pose issues for the Russian leader.
Hungary, one of Russia’s main friends in the EU, had left its EU counterparts fuming over a refusal so far to approve the move.
Az európai uniós külügyminiszterek hétfÅ‘i tanácsülésén az dönti el a magyar szavazatot, hogy az Európai Bizottság ad-e garanciát arra, hogy a jövÅ‘ben fellép minden olyan esetben, amikor uniós tagállamok energiabiztonságát fenyegetik az Európai Unión kívülrÅ‘l.
The nationalist premier, a long-time Trump supporter, envisages a "golden era" for relations between the US and EU member state Hungary under Trump's presidency.
Hungary wants the European Union to persuade Ukraine to resume gas transit from Russia to Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, signalling a tough debate as the EU seeks to extend its sanctions against Russia over the coming week.
Yesterday, the Hungarian government achieved that the European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs acknowledged in a statement that we were right, the communications chief of the Fidesz–Christian Democrat (KDNP) alliance stated.
Hungary could become an eastern gateway for gas supplies to Europe, but EU countries would suffer 60-70bn Euro damage as a result of
The European Union will moved forward with a renewal on Russian sanctions after a deal was struck with Hungary, according to multiple reports.
Hungary wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute it has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc's upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia.
Russia would like to see a resumption in the transit of gas via Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, after the European Commission issued a statement saying it planned to continue talks with Kyiv on natural gas supplies to Europe.
It is the European Union that is isolated, not Hungary. We are walking on the main street of history, while the EU is stumbling somewhere in the muddy backstreets.