The Republic of Moldova is keen to strengthen its strategic partnership with Hungary, including by expanding trade and investment. The matter was discussed today by President Maia Sandu and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar during a telephone conversation.
Hungary has once again blocked progress in the negotiations on Moldova’s and Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU), stalling the opening of negotiation chapters relating to access to the single market and social policy. The latest freeze in the negotiation process occurred at the first meeting of the EU Council’s Working Party on Enlargement (COELA) following the summer recess, held on 1 September.
An additional 20 cubic meters of water per second is flowing into the main channel of the Danube following the opening of the lock at the Ratkeve-Shorokshar section. According to Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, this could raise the water level near the Paks Nuclear Power Plant by two centimeters.
Hungary narrowly avoided a shutdown of its nuclear power sector as the Danube’s water level rose. Hungary’s prime minister said Tuesday that Budapest miraculously managed to avoid a complete shutdown of its nuclear power plant, as the return of the Danube’s water levels to normal allowed the country to keep its only nuclear power plant operational.
Hungary opposed sending a letter to the European Council and the European Commission outlining the common position of all 27 EU countries on the issue of Ukraine and Moldova’s accession to the bloc, Politico reports, citing two sources.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar stated that Budapest had succeeded in having the wording regarding the accelerated accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union removed from the European Council’s final declaration. According to Magyar in X, all member states of the bloc have agreed on the revised version of the document.
The new Hungarian government has signaled it may lift its long-standing veto of Ukraine’s European Union bid, paving the way for the first phase of formal EU membership talks with Kiev and Chisinau.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Friday agreed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to unfreeze almost all EU funds earmarked for Hungary.
Hungary’s parliament has canceled the decision on the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, abandoning former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s course of breaking with the ICC. 133 deputies of his Tisza party voted in favor of the initiative of the new head of government Péter Magyar, while 37 Fidesz representatives opposed it.
Hungary is considering an agreement with Romanian companies OMV Petrom and Romgaz to supply gas from the Black Sea field Neptun Deep, which is scheduled to start up in 2027. The state-owned MVM Corporation has already agreed on a gas price close to the cost of Russian imports, and the parties are now discussing schedules and supply volumes, which could amount to about 1 billion cubic meters per year at the start.
