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Hungary open to compromise with EU to get recovery funds -PM aide

Hungary is open to compromise with the European Commission to unblock its access to 7.2 billion euros ($7.57 billion) of EU recovery fund grants, a senior aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.

Reuters

Foreigners pay more for gas in Hungary. It risks an EU fight

Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on industries as the governments tries to ease an economic downturn and the highest inflation in nearly 25 years

The Independent UK

Hungary extends food and fuel price caps until Oct amid surging inflation

Hungary's government has extended a cap on some basic food and fuel prices until Oct. 1, while a cap on retail mortgage interest rates will remain in place until the end of the year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on his Facebook page on Thursday.

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Editorial: Western unity is more essential than ever

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine has made the West — in this context, NATO and the European Union — more united than it’s been in a long time. Unfortunately, that cohesion is now at risk, as the Russian invasion turns into a grinding war of attrition. To deter…

Tribune News Service

Hungary accused of discrimination for discount fuel policy

A spokesperson for the European Union’s executive arm says Hungary is discriminating against citizens of other EU countries by offering discounted fuel to drivers of vehicles with Hungarian license plates

The Independent UK

EU lawmakers press Brussels for more democracy, respect for rule of law

The European Parliament this week adopted three resolutions aimed at streamlining the democratic process within the EU's complicated bureaucracy. It wants to get rid of the power of veto, improve rule-of-law mechanisms and hand Brussels broader control over national policymaking. But it's still a long way off before the measures…

Radio France Internationale

Commentary: Sanctions fatigue is next obstacle in confronting Putin

The momentum behind Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin is flagging. Even as the European Union toasts its toughest restrictions yet against the Russian war machine — including a partial ban on oil imports — concessions are mounting, from exempting pipeline crude to removing Putin’s favorite cleric from the sanctions list.

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Concessions to Hungary on sanctions 'not acceptable', Luxembourg's PM says

Hungary's success in removing a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the European Union's latest round of sanctions was "not acceptable," Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Friday.

Reuters

Hungary says Orban's stance on sanctioning Patriarch Kirill "known for a long time"

Hungary's opposition to potential EU sanctions against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, "has been known for a long time," Prime Minister Viktor Orban's press chief told state news agency MTI on Thursday.

Reuters

Hungary's Orban escapes EU sanctions on Russian oil

Hungary's divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union - this time in tough negotiations on Russian oil at the recent summit in Brussels.

Radio France Internationale

Russia closes in on key city as EU clinches oil deal

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian forces now control "most" of eastern Ukraine's key city of Severodonetsk, a regional governor said Tuesday, while EU leaders were split over banning gas from Moscow after agreeing to embargo most of its oil.

AFP

Russia takes 'half' of key city as EU clinches oil deal

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian forces have seized control of half of eastern Ukraine's key city of Severodonetsk, a senior official said Tuesday, while EU leaders were split over banning gas from Moscow after agreeing to embargo most of its oil.

AFP

Key Ukraine city 'divided in half' as EU oil embargo agreed

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian forces have seized control of half of eastern Ukraine's key city of Severodonetsk, a senior official said Tuesday, hours after EU leaders struck a watered-down deal to ban more than two-thirds of Moscow's oil imports.

AFP

Hungary's Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo

Hungary’s divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union

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EU bows to Hungarian concerns and agrees compromise deal on Russian oil ban

Viktor Orban says a full embargo would have been an ‘atomic bomb’ for Hungary

Reuters

EU agrees Russia oil embargo, gives Hungary exemptions; Zelenskiy vows more sanctions

European Union leaders have agreed an embargo on Russian crude oil imports that will take full effect by end-2022, but Hungary and two other landlocked Central European states secured exemptions for the pipeline imports they rely on.

AFP

EU leaders agree ban on most Russian oil imports

Brussels (AFP) - EU leaders on Monday backed a ban on most Russian oil imports, after a compromise deal with Hungary to punish Moscow for the war in Ukraine.

France 24

EU agrees ban on 'more than two thirds' of Russian oil imports

European Union leaders reached a compromise Monday to impose a partial oil embargo on Russia at a summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of sanctions that was blocked by Hungary.

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Tribune News Service

EU leaders aim to break oil ban impasse with unity at stake

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders intend to give their political backing to a ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a possible agreement next month on a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

Zelensky urges EU end 'quarrels', adopt oil sanctions on Russia

Brussels (AFP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the European Union Monday to stop its "quarrels" and adopt fresh sanctions on Russia as the bloc's leaders sought a compromise deal with Hungary to target Moscow's key oil exports.

AFP

EU leaders seek to break oil ban deadlock as Russia advances in Donbas

Brussels (AFP) - European Union leaders met in Brussels on Monday seeking to overcome Hungarian opposition to an embargo on Russian oil, as Moscow's forces made gains in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine.

AFP

EU leaders plead with Orban to back Russian oil ban

Brussels (AFP) - EU leaders were hoping Monday to persuade Prime Minister Viktor Orban to back a watered-down oil embargo against Russia after a month of haggling over a blocked sanctions package.

Evening Standard

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban issues Russian oil embargo warning as he blasts ‘irresponsible’ European Commission

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban has warned the prospects of Europe agreeing a ban on Russian oil exports are “not looking good”.

Evening Standard

Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Viktor Orban announces new state of emergency over Ukraine war

Hungary is in a state of emergency due to the war in Ukraine from Wednesday, its pro-Putin Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared, giving his government powers to rule by decree.

The Guardian - AU

Nato ‘doing literally nothing’ to stop Russia, says Kyiv – as it happened

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