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FM praises close cooperation between Hungary and France
The foreign minister has praised close cooperation between Hungary and France in the areas of energy security and the fight against terrorism.
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PM Orbán on Hungary-Russia: If relations between East and West are bad, Hungary loses
But if relations are good, Hungary wins.
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FM: Hungary’s gas supplies are already secured for 2020
The Foreign Minister has said that Hungary’s gas supplies are already secured for 2020 even if a new Russian-Ukrainian agreement falls through.
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FM: Hungary will need new solutions and transport routes to handle uncertainties in energy supplies
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that Hungary is prepared for the upcoming challenges facing its energy supply.
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FM: Hungary to buy natural gas from Turk Stream pipeline
The foreign minister said that in the future Hungarian-Bulgarian economic relations will be centered around energy supply
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President Áder meets with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda to discuss infrastructure development and energy security
President Áder said that regional infrastructure projects, transport corridors, energy security and the Three Seas Initiative had featured high on the agenda during talks
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PM Orbán: Gas cooperation between Hungary and Romania will reduce reliance on Russian gas
PM Orbán stressed that regional energy networks must become more closely interconnected, and this will enable the end of excessive reliance on Russian gas
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Hungary and Romania agree on new gas partnership
“This is the first opportunity in the past few decades that Hungary can buy large volumes of gas from a non-Russian source,” Hungary's foreign minister said. He hailed the cooperation agreement as “historic progress towards Hungary’s energy security”
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Hungary maintains partnership with Russia
The close cooperation between the two countries are certainly good for feeding political rumors. But on what gas would Hungarian industry run today, what fuel would Hungarian households use for heating if the gas purchase agreement had expired at the end of 2015, Hungary's foreign minister said
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János Süli sworn in as minister without portfolio for Paks project
The new minister was sworn in during a session of parliament on Tuesday and was congratulated by the prime minister, members of government and the group leaders of the parliamentary parties
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PM Orbán calls President Putin after EC agreement on Paks II nuclear power upgrade
Hungary aims to replace the four reactors currently operating at the Paks site, which were constructed in the 1980s and account for approximately 50 percent of Hungary's domestic electricity production
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European Commission approves Hungary's Paks II nuclear power investment
Hungary aims to replace the four reactors currently operating at the Paks site, which were constructed in the 1980s and account for approximately 50 percent of Hungary's domestic electricity production
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Hungary and Slovakia form energy alliance
Hungary and Slovakia are planning to build a high voltage electric line connecting the nations under an agreement signed in Bratislava