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Marton Dunai

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Marton Dunai writes about South-East Europe for the FT, including Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and the territory of the former Yugoslavia. Before he joined the FT, he was a correspondent at Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, and worked for newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Hungary
    Orbán levies windfall taxes on business to shore up budget

    Hungary also plans investment cuts as premier wields emergency powers to address ‘economic crisis’

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Hungary
    Orbán declares state of emergency over crisis caused by Ukraine war

    Hungary’s premier will announce measures to be adopted on Wednesday

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Orbán refuses to discuss Russia oil embargo at EU summit

    Letter from Hungary’s prime minister demands more detail from Brussels on alternative sources of fuel

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Hungary
    Hungary’s MOL prepares to move away from Russian oil

    Country’s biggest energy group confirms planning has begun to enable refineries to process alternative crude

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    EU energy
    Brussels to help EU countries end reliance on Russian nuclear fuel

    European Commission will assist in speeding up the process of licensing alternatives

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    News in-depthEuropean Union
    EU ‘determined’ to sway Hungary over Russian oil sanctions

    Bloc hits roadblock as it seeks consent of some member states to phase out Moscow’s crude

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    Europe’s green energy plans face uphill struggle Premium content

    Draft proposals are likely to meet opposition over costs and public acceptance

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    EU energy
    Hungary demands full exemption from Russian oil import ban

    Budapest wants to take pipeline imports out of latest sanctions package altogether

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US hits Gazprombank executives with sanctions for first time

    Professional services to Russia banned while Europe struggles to agree oil curbs and UK adds to trade measures

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    EU energy
    Hungary in bind over Russian oil as EU pushes embargo

    Alternative supply routes are few and refineries are tooled to process crude from Moscow

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    EU energy
    Orbán says EU unity undermined by Russia oil embargo plan

    Hungary premier claims fresh sanctions package would threaten country’s energy security

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    Why for some EU capitals, Russian oil is thicker than blood Premium content

    Options on how to curtail Putin’s oil revenues likely to be finalised tomorrow

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    EU energy
    EU steps up action on Russian oil sanctions

    Berlin speeds up timetable for phasing out energy imports as Brussels tries to reach deal on toughest measures yet

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    InterviewWar in Ukraine
    Bulgaria says Putin’s new gas terms entailed too many legal risks

    ‘Political and business decisions coincide entirely,’ Energy minister says after refusing Moscow’s demand to pay in roubles

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    EU energy
    EU energy groups prepare to meet Putin’s terms for Russian gas

    Germany’s Uniper and Austria’s OMV plan to use rouble accounts for payments while Eni of Italy weighs options

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    EU rule of law
    EU triggers rule of law procedure against Hungary

    Brussels kick-starts formal process that could lead to withholding of funds

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    European economy
    Ukraine war derails eastern Europe’s growth prospects

    Think-tank says energy embargo would push most of region into recession

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Europe Express
    Why cutting Russia’s oil revenues is taking Europe so long Premium content

    EU’s sixth sanctions package turns out to be more complicated than its predecessors

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Slovenia
    Slovenians hand resounding election victory to liberal Robert Golob

    Voters turn away from populist politics of conservative Janez Jansa

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    News in-depthHungary
    Hungary’s economy poses immediate challenge for Orban after election win

    Veteran leader navigates rising inflation and fiscal challenges as EU row blocks handover of recovery funds

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Slovenia
    ‘Not a good role model’: Hungary ties weigh on Slovenian leader’s re-election bid

    Premier Janez Jansa’s conservative party faces a tight race against liberal upstarts in Sunday’s election

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    InterviewWar in Ukraine
    Serbia’s president Vucic rejects sanctions on Russia

    Newly re-elected leader defends China missile deal and says he ‘guarantees’ peace in Balkans

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Hungary
    Hungary willing to pay for Russian gas in roubles, says Orban

    Prime minister refuses to curb oil supplies but says Budapest is reassessing relationship with Moscow

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    News in-depthHungary
    Crushing victory gives Orban scope to tighten grip on Hungary

    Premier can move forward with changing constitutional rules to entrench conservative nationalist ideology

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Europe Express
    Russian atrocities to bring about fresh round of EU sanctions Premium content

    Oil and gas embargoes are part of discussions about additional restrictive measures against Russia

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