Likely Halt of Gas Transit Through Ukraine Leaves Hungary Unaffected

Hungary will not be affected by the likely halt of the gas transit through Ukraine, as Hungary's natural gas supply is now mainly secured through the Turkish Stream pipeline, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said.

He compared this to the enlargement of the European Union, saying that there are those who hold out the prospect for Serbia to join, while in a smaller circle, they will explain why this is not possible.

I find this practice very much unfair,

he remarked. 

Addressing other issues, the minister commented on the EU's punitive tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, noting that only ten member states voted in favor, five against and twelve abstained. "If anyone concludes from this that the vast majority is in favor of the proposal, they either think that the whole European community is stupid, or give a rather dismal opinion of European democracy, or want to completely destroy European competitiveness," he said.

Cover photo: Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (Source: Facebook/Peter Szijjarto)