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The EU requires member countries to reduce dependence on Russian energy imports as part of the sanctions policy. Hungary previously announced its readiness to abandon Russian gas from October 2027.
Hungary will not be able to stop importing gas from Russia by the fall of 2027, as the European Union demands, says Gabor Stier.
Hungarian authorities are trying to prepare to phase out Russian gas by the fall of 2027 in accordance with EU requirements.
Hungarian Minister of Economy and Energy István Kapitány said that Budapest is ready to fulfill Brussels’ demand to abandon Russian gas from October 2027.
MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. Hungary will not be able to stop importing gas from Russia by the fall of 2027, as required by the European Union’s decision, says Gabor Stier, a foreign policy observer for the Demokrata newspaper.
In a conversation with RIA Novosti, he noted that the Hungarian authorities are trying, in accordance with EU requirements, to prepare to abandon Russian gas by the fall of 2027. Budapest is looking for possible fuel sources instead of Russia, Stier added.
“But even experts around the government say that this is impossible in a year. This means that there may be little left (supplies - ed.) of gas from Russia,” Stier said.
Hungarian Minister of Economy and Energy István Kapitány said in September that Budapest is ready to comply with Brussels’ demand to abandon Russian gas from October 2027 and allegedly has alternative sources.
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Hungary will retain partial imports of Russian gas after October 2027 due to the impossibility of quickly switching to alternative sources
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