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Foreign Minister holds talks with chief executive of Rosatom
The foreign minister said nuclear capacities are especially important amid the current energy supply crisis in Europe.
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FM: Hungary will not back any measure that would endanger Paks expansion
Péter Szijjártó said Europe is heading towards recession and serious energy problems threaten to overwhelm it.
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FM: Nuclear energy is key amid crisis
Minister Szijjártó called on the European Commission to ensure that nuclear energy will not “in any way” be restricted by the sanctions imposed on Russia.
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Fidesz MEPs welcome gas and nuclear energy in EU taxonomy
MEP András Gyürk said acknowledging nuclear energy and gas in the taxonomy was “the only proper thing to do”. He added that Brussels’ energy policy “built on high energy prices...
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PM Orbán expects clear stance from EC on nuclear energy's role in climate protection
The prime minister said he expected a clear stance by the EC as to which nuclear energy is recognized as sustainable green energy and energy produced from gas is temporarily accepted.
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V4: Achieving climate goals cannot happen without nuclear energy
The V4 welcomed the European Commission’s statement that nuclear energy is a safe technology and in full compliance with EU environmental standards.
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FM Szijjártó in Vienna on nuclear energy, migration and terrorism
Speaking at an IAEA conference and counter-terrorism summit earlier this week, Foreign Minister Szijjártó made Hungary’s voice heard on some of the hard-hitting issues affecting the country today.
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FM: IAEA greatly appreciates Hungary’s efforts to guarantee security of its nuclear assets
The foreign minister has revealed that US, German and French companies have won tenders in the Paks project, “which has grown to become a platform for large-scale East-West economic cooperation”.
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FM: The EU should embrace nuclear energy
Péter Szijjártó said the European Union must end its practice of negative discrimination of nuclear energy.
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Paks receives HUF 4 billion for development projects
Péter Szabó noted that the town of 19,600 inhabitants expects to see an influx of some 10,000-12,000 people during the construction of the nuclear plant and a growth of some 5,000-6,000 afterwards.
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PM Orbán: Hungary is a climate champion, and Brussels acknowledges this
Negotiations finished at 2:00 a.m. this morning in Brussels, where the European Council was working on getting all EU Member States to form a joint position on making Europe’s economy carbon-free by 2050.
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Rosatom reviews progress at Paks nuclear power plant
Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev has visited the Paks nuclear power plant to inspect progress on the site upgrade.
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Foreign Minister welcomes approval of technical plan for expansion of Paks
The first three of the support buildings for construction have been granted a building permit and the first of these, the main contractor’s office building, is being built.