Hungary saved another pro-Putin oligarch from the EU sanctions

PM Orbán’s government had a surprising ally in the operation: Iceland. The Belarusian businessman they sheltered is a close ally of President Lukashenko, Alexander Moshensky.

Moshensky’s “assets include the prominent food manufacturers Santa Bremor and Savushkin Produkt”, Euractiv wrote. He is the honorary consul of Iceland in Belarus. Hungary helped shelter him because the Orbán government is against all sanctions against Belarus. But Iceland was also very actively trying to remove him from the list: the foreign ministry started more than 30 phone calls to EU decision-makers, 444.hu wrote. An Icelandic newspaper, Heimildin, wrote that the Hungarian government has a representative in Moshensky’s Santa Bremor. The company’s CEO is Sergey Nedbailov, Hungary’s honorary consul in Belarus. Here is a photo of him:

HERE you may read about how PM Orbán received the Russian Order of Glory and Honour in June.

HIA delivering donations to Slovenia flood victims

Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) is delivering two truckloads of donations to victims of recent floods in Slovenia, the organisation said on Tuesday. Food, drinking water and hygiene products are being forwarded in close cooperation with the Slovenian Evangelical Church to the residents of Dravograd and Gornji Grad, the statement said.

Around fifty aid packages prepared on the basis of local residents’ requests will be transported by helicopter to Gornji Grad, which is difficult to access by public road, it added. Transport difficulties are still causing disruptions in supplies to retailers and shortages can be expected at some flood-hit settlements, it said. The HIA has already transferred 5 million forints (EUR 12,500) rapid aid to support the affected communities, and a collection is still under way (phone hotline 1353 or via website segelyszervezet.hu).