The lawsuit is based on three key arguments cited by Hungarian Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Minister Peter Szijjártó.
– First, energy imports can only be banned through sanctions, which require unanimous adoption. The REPowerEU regulation was adopted “under the guise of a trade policy measure,” DW.com quoted the Hungarian minister as saying.
– Second, the EU treaties clearly state that each member state decides independently on the choice of energy sources and suppliers.
– Thirdly, the principle of energy solidarity requires security of energy supply for all member states. According to the Hungarian Foreign Minister, this principle has been violated with regard to Budapest.
Only more expensive and less reliable alternatives to supplies from the Russian Federation are available, which prevents Hungarian families from maintaining low prices for utility bills, the minister said.
The Hungarian Foreign Minister believes that the trial is likely to last from one and a half to two years.
At the same time, Szijjártó expressed confidence that the FIDES – Hungarian Civic Union party led by Viktor Orbán must win the April 12 parliamentary elections in order to bring the trial to an end.
