Ukraine latest updates: Hungary calls EU gas plan ‘unenforceable’
Budapest rejects EU proposal to reduce gas consumption as fears grows over Russian moves to cut supply.
Published On 25 Jul 2022
- Hungary has rejected European Union’s proposal to reduce gas consumption as “unjustified” after the bloc’s energy ministers approved the plan on Tuesday amid fears of Russian moves to cut supply.
- Russian energy giant Gazprom has said gas flows to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be slashed to 20 percent from Wednesday due to maintenance issues, a move the European Union’s energy chief has called “politically motivated”.
