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Hungary Challenges EU Ban on Russian Gas at Top Court. Hungary filed a legal challenge at the EU’s top court seeking to annul a new law banning imports of Russian gas, hours after the measure takes effect. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the case had been lodged before the European Court of Justice. The gas ban is part of the EU’s response to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, and was approved despite opposition from Budapest. Hungary argues that banning energy imports amounts to a sanctions decision, which under EU rules would require unanimous approval by all member states. Szijjártó also said EU treaties give each country the right to decide its own energy mix and suppliers, a right he claimed the new law violates. A third argument centres on energy solidarity, with Hungary warning the ban risks undermining its energy security. The regulation was adopted under trade policy rules, a move Hungary said was used to bypass the unanimity requirement.
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