Hungary’s government said it could support EU financial assistance to Ukraine if oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline resume, as officials announced a fuel price cap and warned of growing energy risks linked to regional conflicts.
Europe faces soaring energy prices as the Middle East crisis hits. EU bans on Russian oil and gas, pursued despite Member States’ objections, collide with insufficient green energy capacity. Hungary and Slovakia struggle to secure supplies, while Brussels sticks to ideology over pragmatism.
‘The central theme of the papacy’s foreign policy since the mid-15th century was the fight against the Ottomans. The Holy See not only directly helped Hungary with diplomatic means and financial support but also sought to reconcile the Christian princes in European politics with a view to a coordinated attack against the Turks.’
‘While the European Commission’s power grab is often romanticized as a way to enhance the EU’s capacity to respond to crises, in reality it represents a form of centralization that undermines Member States’ competences and weakens democracy.’
Ukraine reportedly denied EU leaders access to the Druzhba pipeline during their Kyiv visit, according to diplomats cited by the Financial Times, deepening an already fraught dispute over halted oil transit that has become central to Hungary’s election campaign.
‘This could be fake news. The website InfoVaticana quotes anonymous sources who, they say, were also at the meeting, and who report that the Holy Father did not make “far-right ideology” a focus of the meeting. One hopes they are correct.’
A new analysis warns that the war involving Iran could spark a prolonged migration crisis and increased security risks in Europe, as economic collapse and instability push millions of people to consider leaving the region.
‘For the EU, Moldova has become a litmus test for whether enlargement can be redesigned for an era of permanent instability. Successful integration would anchor the eastern flank, signal that the EU can still shape its neighbourhood, and close off a key corridor for Russian influence. Failure would expand the grey zone of uncertainty on Europe’s borders…’
A Brussels meeting saw a heated debate over whether Hungary could link EU legislation for a 90 billion euro Ukraine loan package to the reopening of the Druzhba oil pipeline, highlighting tensions over energy security and EU policy.
‘The expansion of powers cannot take place without the explicit confirmation of member state consent—otherwise, integration will gradually become detached from national democratic legitimacy.’
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