Hungary to veto Bulgaria's Schengen entry unless it scraps gas transit tax
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 04:04 | 16 December 2023
- Modified Date: 04:04 | 16 December 2023
Hungary will veto Bulgaria's entry into Europe's passport-free Schengen Zone unless it scraps a transit tax on Russian gas, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Citing Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, it said Hungary had made it clear to Bulgaria that it would veto the entry if the tax on Hungary's main gas import route remained in place.
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