Hungary will challenge EU’s ban on gas supplies from Russia in court

 The Hungarian government will challenge the decision made by the Council of the EU to ban Russian gas supplies in court, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said.

"As soon as it is formalized, the Hungarian government will file a lawsuit in the Court of Justice of the European Union to seek its annulment through legal means," the minister said in a video message broadcast by Hungary’s M1 TV channel. The decision to ban Russian gas has been taken "as a result of a massive legal fraud," he added. Szijjarto explained that under EU law, this required the consent of all 27 member states, but the European Commission (EC) approved the decision by majority vote. Brussels claimed it was related to trade, although in reality it was a sanctions measure and required consensus.