Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday called for a review of European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia in order to reduce electricity and gas prices in Europe. Energy must become cheaper in order to ensure the competitiveness of European companies, declared Orbán. TASR informs about it based on the report of the portal orf.at.
US companies pay only a quarter of what their European competitors pay for gas and electricity, and that’s a disadvantage that can’t be compensated for in any other way, Orbán said. in Hungarian public radio. The Hungarian Prime Minister is facing criticism within the EU for his closeness to Russia.
A wave of outrage was sparked by his uncoordinated visit to Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly after Budapest took over the rotating presidency of the EU Council on July 1. Orbán has repeatedly loudly criticized sanctions against Russia and military aid to Ukraine.
At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, many EU countries began to get rid of their long-standing dependence on Russian energy imports. On the other hand, Hungary still gets around 80% of its gas and oil supplies from Russia.
