Réka Friedery, Csaba Weiner, Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth (eds)

Refugees, Resources, Security, and Beyond

Legal and Broader Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Hungary and Poland

Introduction1

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked a transformative moment for the European Union’s gas landscape, precipitating a sharp reduction in gas consumption and an even more pronounced decline in reliance on Russian supplies (Weiner et al., 2024). The 2022/2023 gas year2 unfolded amidst extraordinary turbulence—characterised by soaring gas prices and the abrupt curtailment of Russian supplies—rooted in developments that had begun as early as 2021. In that year, European wholesale gas prices rose sharply, driven primarily by Asia’s post-Covid recovery in gas demand, declining European gas production, and the strategic decision of Russian gas monopoly, Gazprom to restrict supplies, including failing to fill its EU-based storage facilities and limiting deliveries to the contractual minimum for European customers (Takácsné Tóth et al., 2021). By the end of 2021, gas prices had surged to over EUR 100/MWh, a striking contrast to the preceding two years. During the first wave of the Covid pandemic in the spring and summer of 2020, prices had plummeted to extreme lows of around EUR 4/MWh, compared to the typical range of EUR 15–30/MWh observed between the late 2000s and 2018 (EEX, 2024).

Refugees, Resources, Security, and Beyond

Tartalomjegyzék

Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2025

ISBN: 978 963 664 122 1

This volume examines the multifaceted consequences of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with a focus on Hungary and Poland. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of legal, social, and political responses to the war, highlighting the refugee crisis, resource challenges, and security implications. Divided into two parts, the book first addresses the unprecedented displacement caused by the war, analysing refugee protection frameworks, humanitarian assistance, and legal solutions in Hungary and Poland, alongside the specific needs of vulnerable groups. The second part expands the scope to consider broader impacts, including technological and cultural dimensions, energy security, and public discourse in the region. By bringing together contributions from Polish and Hungarian scholars, this volume provides a comprehensive and nuanced perspective on the far-reaching effects of the war, offering critical insights into the legal and socio-political transformations shaping Central and Eastern Europe.

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