Bulgaria shocks Hungary, Serbia with huge transit fees on Russian gas

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/bulgaria-shocks-hungary-serbia-with-huge-transit-fees-on-russian-gas/

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alvvayson@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 2y (4 replies)

I suspect this is coordinated with the rest of the EU.

Hungary and Serbia were notoriously not cooperating with the sanctions regime, so this is probably the alternative legal solution.

Aqarius@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Is it really "not cooperating" if you're just not in the block in the first place?

awwwyissss@lemm.ee · 25 pts · 2y

They're taking a few billion in aid from the EU on their path to joining so I think cooperating is a good term here.

Block bloc

sheppard@feddit.uk · 20 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Unfortunately for the EU, Hungary is part of of block.

Regarding Serbia, if you're applying, you should behave like a perfect member. Croatia and Estonia are notoriously known to have implemented EU directive as candidates, before the directive were even voted.

Aqarius@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Yeah, applied 15 years ago, with the current status of "in a decade, maybe". It's just funny how after 4 years of "no more enlargement, EU's full, structural reform first" suddenly everyone's pretending like Serbia was on the cusp of membership instead of basically being Turkey 2.

albert180@feddit.de · 37 pts · 2y
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photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 23 pts · 2y

Awesome, good on Bulgaria!