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FM: EC’s sixth gas sanctions package against Russia is unacceptable
Péter Szijjártó said Hungary has proposed exempting oil pipeline deliveries in the case of an EU oil embargo.
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FM: Hungarians must not be made to pay price of war in Ukraine
If the EC intends to impose an embargo on Russian oil, it must financially and physically guarantee that the decision will not hurt the Hungarian people or Hungary’s energy security.
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FM: Hungary welcomes phone call between US and Russia’s defense minister
Hungary fully supports NATO’s stance on the need to maintain “strategic dialogue with Russia” in the interest of preventing an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and any “tragic consequences...
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FM: World must prepare for challenges stemming from war in Ukraine
If unstable regions are thrown into a difficult situation because of problems with the import of basic food products, it results in a rise in extremism and terrorism becoming more severe,...
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Hungary calls for pipeline deliveries to be exempt from EU sanctions
The foreign minister said the European Commission had not made a proposal that would ameliorate the damaging effects of an embargo on Russian oil.
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FM: Security challenges in neighborhood of EU must not be neglected
Péter Szijjártó called for efforts to prevent the EU from having to face multiple security challenges should it fail to handle problems in the Middle East or North Africa.
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FM: EC must guarantee Hungary’s energy supply
Péter Szijjártó said in Brussels that the European Commission’s latest sanctions package jeopardized the unified EU stance on ending European dependence on Russian energy.
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FM: Government is ready to protect Hungary’s interests
The foreign minister said the coming decade is expected to bring further crises, as did the past 12 years, and the government is ready to protect Hungary’s interests and economic achievements as it has done before.
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FM: Sanctions are problematic for Hungary
Hungary wants peace in Ukraine as soon as possible and will support all diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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FM: Hungary won't vote for latest EU package of sanctions
Minister Szijjártó said the effect of the EU’s planned sanctions package against Russian fossil fuels on Hungary’s energy security and the economy would be akin to a “nuclear bomb”.
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FM: Hungary offers Ukraine aid worth 37 million euros
Hungary opposes the war in Ukraine and wants peace to be restored in the region as soon as possible.
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FM: Upgrade of Paks nuclear plant is in Hungary’s interest
The Hungarian atomic energy authority is in the process of reviewing permit applications, and once those permits are issued, “construction may enter its next phase,” Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Hungary can't back EC's latest package of sanctions against Russia
Péter Szijjártó said the latest sanctions package would “involve a ban on crude oil shipments from Russia to Europe with rather short notice, which in Hungary’s case would apply from the end of next year”.