Private companies import most of Europe's oil, while a mix of private and state-run companies import gas. The European Commission can aggregate demand for LNG to negotiate better terms, but cannot force companies to buy fuel. That is a commercial decision.

The communication is the latest move in Qatar's long-simmering frustration with the CSDDD. In December, al-Kaabi told a forum in Doha the legislation was "ridiculous" and threatened to pull LNG supply to the EU if it meant being subject to the law's penalties.

Szijjártó said that with the increasing electricity demand there was a need to sustain energy security by increasing nuclear capacity and "SMRs are the ideal solution for us".

Meanwhile, Chang said Malaysia signed a Civil Nuclear Strategic Partnership agreement with the US, envisaging long-term cooperation in developing Malaysia’s civil nuclear energy capabilities in a safe and responsible manner.

The German energy group Uniper and the Canadian gas producer Tourmaline have signed a long-term natural gas supply agreement for 6.6 bcm over 8 years starting in November 2028.

After meeting the president in the resort to finalize the deal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the EU and the US will increase their "energy cooperation."

The European Nuclear Alliance currently comprises Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden, plus Belgium and Italy as observers.

Мы видим, что мире растёт население, и к 2050 году на планете появится 2 млрд новых людей, а глобальная экономика будет удваиваться по сравнению с текущими параметрами.

Современный мир вошёл в эпоху коренных изменений. Мы наблюдаем глобальную трансформацию с точки зрения развития экономики.

По итогам I квартала 2025 года Венгрия заняла 13-е место среди всех торгово-экономических партнёров России и 2-е место среди стран ЕС. Товарооборот между двумя странами в этот период вырос на 18%.

Hungary and Slovakia decided to block the sanctions package in response to European Union plans to phase out Russian energy imports, the minister said.

The law article aims to maintain the existing nuclear fleet (63 GW). It also aims to raise nuclear capacity by 27 GW by 2050

Türkiye is the only transit route left for Russian gas to Europe after Ukraine chose not to extend a five-year transit deal with Moscow when it expired on January 1.

“It’s time to stop this Brussels plan to support Ukraine while increasing the utility bills of Hungarian families several times over,”

The European Commission will next month propose legal measures to phase out the EU's imports of all Russian gas and liquefied natural gas by the end of 2027, the EU executive said earlier in May.