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.

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany.
Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are in Lubmin, Germany [File: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters]
By Joseph Stepansky, Usaid Siddiqui and Sasha Petrova
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”.