Hungary

Róbert Zsigó told commercial broadcaster TV2 on Tuesday that the 10pc markup cap had reduced prices of 909 products since its rollout in March.

The foreign minister said Hungary had been confronted by a "state-financed and controlled campaign of discreditation" and was on the receiving end of a "propaganda attack".

In his address at the Conference of Presidents of the European Union Parliaments, held today in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán issued a stark warning: Europe stands at a crossroads, and its future hinges on reclaiming the foundational principle of national sovereignty.

László Kövér said after the assaults against Serbia’s ethnic Hungarians in the 1990s and early 2000s, the local Hungarian community was now "in the best legal and political situation" under the governance of a party that was labelled nationalist.

The prime minister said on Facebook that Hungarians were currently making a decision about Ukraine's European Union accession.

"Hungarians shouldn’t be told what to think from the Ukrainian secret service HQ or from Tisza’s office in Brussels, because they themselves are the only ones who can decide on Ukraine’s EU accession," Máté Kocsis said.

The prime minister said his government had helped renew over 3,000 churches and build 200 new ones in the Carpathian Basin.

The prime minister said in a video statement uploaded to Facebook that the EC proposal would "bankrupt Europe" and put an "unbearable burden" on families.

The prime minister said the government had gone to great efforts to make sure Hungarian families pay among the cheapest energy prices in Europe.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed rising energy costs, the EU’s Ukraine policy, domestic political rivalries, and the need for moral leadership, warning that opposition-backed European plans could undermine Hungary’s economic and national interests.