The new package of EU sanctions against Russia does not contain bans on the transportation of energy and does not apply to Gazprombank, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said

National restrictions of EU members affecting cross-border energy supplies are unwarranted and can only exacerbate existing problems, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said on Thursday

The Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament has endorsed a draft report on Hungary's adherence to EU values and the rule of law, which called for curtailing Budapest's access to European funding until the rule of law and unconditional respect for human rights are restored, the European Parliament said on Wednesday

The Hungarian government declares a state of energy emergency in the field of energy, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Hungarian Prime Minister's office, said on Wednesday