Hungary and Slovakia unite against EU proposal to ban Russian energy imports
Hungary and Slovakia are joining forces against the Brussels proposal on banning Russian energy imports, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said on Friday, adding that such a ban would result in “brutal price increases” in both countries.
After talking by phone with the Slovak energy minister, Szijjártó said in a statement that the European Commission had launched a direct attack on Hungary’s scheme to keep household energy bills cheap by proposing a ban on Hungary buying cheap energy from Russia.
Brussels, he said, wanted Hungarian families to pay the price of fast-tracking Ukraine into the EU and arming the country. The Slovak minister agreed to fight against the Brussels proposal “in the tightest possible cooperation”, he added.
Fidesz MEP: EP demand for immediate halt to Russian gas supplies ‘will starve Hungary’
The European Parliament is demanding an immediate halt to Russian gas supplies and this would starve Hungary of energy supplies and reserves, Fidesz MEP András Gyürk said in a statement on Friday.
The EP adopted its position on natural gas storage regulations at this week’s plenary, he noted, adding that “it’s dangerous that the left-liberal majority, including Péter Magyar’s [Tisza] party in Europe, is demanding an immediate ban on the import of Russian gas.”
The Patriots for Europe EP grouping’s energy spokesman said the move would make it impossible to fill up storage facilities in Hungary while also making household energy dearer, “which is why we voted against the proposal”. Storage guarantees European supply security so it would make sense now to renegotiate the gas storage regulation, which expires at the end of this year, he added.
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so many years buying and buying energy from russia, like if it were the only source available, and still can not cut that dependancy. call me crazy, but maybe its is required to expell the russians trojan horses from the EU
Yeah, a little bit like Germany and quite a few others.
Except their “solution” was to shut down coal power plants, ban nuclear, cut off Russian gas, and instead turn to wind and solar.
Result: unreliable supply and sky-high costs, causing Germans to be unable to afford to heat their homes. Whodda thunk back in the 1980s or 90s, when Germany was at its zenith, that nary but a couple decades later they’d resort to spending their days in malls and community centers just to not freeze to death… Sad.
I don’t want such a fate for Hungary. No, thanks.
Keep that Russian gas flowing. And the EUrotrash can go pound sand.
The EU pays our way. Take our “Economic Growth!” of the past 15 odd years and deduct 3.5 – 4 percent per annum and you will see what I mean.
Then there is the European Economic Area / Single Market – without which our industry would be in serious trouble. Think being outside a trading block. Tariffs. Procedures. Could you list those three main benefits of Brexit, again, please? Other than economic self harm and showing the world the meaning of true grit?
Our Politicians BFF Mr. Fico i action:
“Lukashenko and Fico all smiles on sidelines of Moscow’s Victory Day parade: natural diplomacy, not a hint of isolation. #VictoryDay”
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Maybe Mr. Szijjártó had the day off? Missed opportunity – could have been visiting Russia for the 14th time since the commencement of hostilities by You-Know-Who! And he is fighting “Nazis” in Ukraine, you know (not in his extraordinarily brief VE Day speech, interestingly enough).