PM Orbán: We must act now, EU cannot be stopped once it has started Ukraine's accession
During a radio interview, the prime minister said he anticipated an "ugly" debate at the EU summit next week.
During a radio interview, the prime minister said he anticipated an "ugly" debate at the EU summit next week.
Hungary and the United Kingdom are looking to boost bilateral ties, with energy cooperation a possible key component.
The prime minister said Hungary is battling with Brussels over government measures freezing interest rates for retail borrowers and mandating caps on markups for a range of food and non-food...
In a Facebook post, János Lázár, the minister of construction and transport, said it is a national betrayal.
Minister Szijjártó said the latest plans by von der Leyen and Zelensky involved banning Russian crude oil and natural gas purchases by Hungary, which would quickly result in an increase in utility fees.
Csaba Dömötör said that a European commissioner had told a plenary session that they were working to scrap the requirement of unanimity for the decision.
"The Russia-Ukraine war and the ill-advised sanctions have made European energy prices skyrocket," the prime minister said.
Minister Szijjártó said that "the von der Leyen-Zelensky plan" would bring about the risk of energy prices doubling in Hungary.
Minister Szijjártó said that evacuating Hungarians who had asked for help amid escalating fighting in the Middle East was a complex operation warranting thorough planning.
Gergely Gulyás told a regular government press briefing that with the referendum coming to a close, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will be able to represent a national position at next week's EU summit that reflects its outcome.
The foreign minister warned that, if the plan was implemented, the cost of Hungary's energy supply would climb by an annual EUR 2bn, causing household utility bills to double or triple.
Balázs Orbán said nobody in Europe was talking about restoring the continent's competitiveness any longer.
At today's Government Info session, Minister Gergely Gulyás addressed key national issues including fuel prices, economic policy proposals from Brussels, and ongoing debates over national sovereignty.