The extraordinary summit of the heads of state and government of the 27 EU countries begins today in Brussels. Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, wrote on Friday, in his invitation letter sent to the leaders of the EU member states, that the main topics of the meeting will be Ukraine and the energy and food crisis. At the same time, it can be called a Hungarian and EU success that the sixth package of sanctions against Russia is not on the agenda. Although the issue of the oil embargo is still a controversial issue, the Hungarian position is clear: Hungary does not support proposals that would endanger the country's energy supply and economy, and for which the Hungarian people would have to pay the price of the war.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested in his letter Viktor Orbán wrote in the letter,

THE PROPOSED SANCTIONS, IF ACCEPTED, WOULD IMMEDIATELY CAUSE SERIOUS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS IN HUNGARY AND UNDERMINE OUR VITAL ENERGY SECURITY INTERESTS. THEY WOULD INCREASE FUEL PRICES BY 55-60 PERCENT AT A TIME WHEN ENERGY PRICES ARE ALREADY AT A 40-YEAR HIGH

He wrote that Hungary is still heavily dependent on Russian energy imports and that "due to our geographical situation, it is not possible for Hungary to export Russian oil without a complete transformation of our refinery capacities". The Prime Minister also drew attention to the fact that, since the majority of investments cannot be financed on a market basis, the sanctions would require the reallocation of national resources, while

FOR US, THE EUROPEAN UNION RESOURCES ALLOCATED FOR THIS ARE AVAILABLE "ONLY ON PAPER".

He also stated that Hungary is not in a position to accept the 6th sanctions package until all key issues are resolved in the negotiations. Solutions must precede sanctions, he wrote.

In his letter, Viktor Orbán believed that, considering the weight of the questions that are currently still open, it is unlikely that a comprehensive solution will be reached before the extraordinary meeting of the European Council on May 30-31.

The entire Origo article can be read here.

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