PM Magyar: After the War in Ukraine, the Entire EU Will Return to Russian Gas
Magyar said the bloc will resume Russian gas purchases after the war ends, citing cheaper energy and a three-year EU phaseout plan.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar predicted on Thursday that the European Union will resume purchasing Russian gas after the war in Ukraine ends, citing economic necessity in an interview with Polish daily Rzeczpospolita.
- Magyar argued that competitiveness and geography dictate energy choices, noting that Liquefied natural gas imported through the Baltic Sea is significantly more expensive than gas from Russia, Romania, or Austria.
- Negotiating with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday, Magyar stated Hungary's mandate involves securing supply while lowering costs, emphasizing that energy prices must decrease for competitiveness.
- A May 2025 study by Bulgaria's Center for the Study of Democracy and Finland's Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air found Hungary and Slovakia consciously maintained Russian energy imports despite technical capacity to diversify.
- Describing himself as "very pragmatic," Magyar remains focused on current EU fund negotiations rather than predicting outcomes, hoping war-related energy policy shifts occur "very soon.
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According to the Prime Minister, low energy prices are necessary for competitiveness, and the geography has not changed just because they won the election.
EU will return to buying Russian gas once war ends, new Hungarian PM Magyar predicts
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the entire European Union will return to buying Russian gas after Russia's war on Ukraine ends, in an interview with Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. Magyar said the bloc's three-year plan to phase out Russian oil and gas will change after the war ends, citing competitiveness and geography. Hungary, Poland, and the rest of the EU need lower energy prices to remain competitive, he told the outlet. Magyar's p…
The Prime Minister gave an interview to two Polish newspapers, where they asked him at length about Russian energy dependence. He stated that “diversification of energy sources is in the interest of Hungary and Hungarian society, but at the same time it must be said honestly that “there is a certain status quo.”
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said, in an interview published on Thursday in Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, that he believes that the European Union will reorient itself towards Russian gas after the end of the war in Ukraine, considering that it "is cheaper, and "competitiveness and geography demand it. The head of the Budapest government was asked whether Hungary, ...
Peter Magyar: After the War in Ukraine, the Entire European Union Will Return to Cheaper Russian Gas
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said, in an interview published on Thursday in Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, that once the war in Ukraine is over, the entire European Union will probably return to cheaper Russian gas, sends MTI.
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