BRUSSELS — Hungary and Slovakia will sue the European Union over its plan to ban all imports of Russian gas as soon as the law officially comes into force, the countries’ foreign ministers announced Monday.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó wrote on the social media site X on Monday that the country would use “every legal means” to have the ban annulled, adding the ban went “against our national interest and would significantly increase energy costs for Hungarian families.”
EU lawmakers and leaders agreed in December to end all purchases of gas from Russian exporters by the end of 2027, with a similar ban on crude likely to come later this year.
Leaders rubber-stamped the law Monday, but Hungary and Slovakia — which are highly dependent on Russian fossil fuels — voted against the measure, arguing that it would send energy prices skyrocketing.
