Small landlocked states, including Hungary, require increased European Union funding to reduce their reliance on Russian gas, according to Hungary's Deputy Secretary of State for Energy Security, Csaba Marosvári.

The European Commission announced on Wednesday it will move to subtract Hungary's 200 million euro fine from the country's EU funds, European Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari confirmed. This

On Wednesday, the European Union initiated the process of reclaiming hundreds of millions of euros intended for Hungary

The European Union said it will deduct €200 million ($222 million) from its next payments to Hungary after the country failed to pay a fine imposed for its asylum policies before the expiration of a Tuesday deadline.

Hungary's energy security chief on Wednesday slammed the European Union for not providing enough support to help smaller, landlocked countries move away from Russian natural gas. Csaba Marosvari, Hungary's deputy state secretary for energy security,

The EU Commission says it will withhold funds for Hungary after Budapest failed to pay a fine for violating asylum rules. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist Fidesz government has taken a hard l