"This is the dawn of a new era: the era of Europe's full energy independence from Russia,"
"As we slashed Russian imports of fossil fuels massively we also cut the revenues that Russia uses to wage its war of aggression against Ukraine, we were paying to Russia 12 billion euros ($14 billion) per month at the beginning of the war for fossil fuels now we are down to 1.5 billion euros per month. Still too much. We aim to bring it down to zero,"
"Accepting and implementing this Brussels order is impossible for Hungary,"
"As soon as the RePowerEU plan is formally adopted, we will immediately challenge it before the Court of Justice of the European Union,"
The European Union adopted a legally binding regulation to phase out Russian fossil fuel imports, banning LNG imports by the end of 2026 and phasing out pipeline gas by autumn 2027. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen framed the measure as the start of full European energy independence and said fossil fuel payments to Russia fell from €12 billion monthly to €1.5 billion, with the aim of eliminating them entirely. Hungary, highly dependent on Russian supplies, called implementation impossible and announced an immediate legal challenge at the EU Court of Justice once RePowerEU is formally adopted. Hungary described the measure as violating EU founding rules and characterized it as a sanctions-style action rather than standard trade policy.
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