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,

Europe is in a strong position to maintain steady energy supplies this winter even as a key Russian gas transit route is set to close, according to the head of German utility Uniper SE.

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 Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary.

The European Commission must reimburse Hungary's huge costs of protecting the European Union's external border from illegal migration, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday. "Hungary must be reimbursed for the very significant amount which border protection has cost us,

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