Fidesz MEP: Hungary safe from power failures despite energy crisis in Europe

Hungary is safe from the power cuts threatening Southern and Western Europe as a consequence of the energy crisis gripping the continent, a Fidesz MEP told public radio on Sunday.

“It is an undeniable fact that citizens may experience blackouts in the winter months,” Tamás Deutsch, who also heads the Fidesz delegation in the European Parliament, said.

While Hungary’s energy supply is safe thanks to the long-term contract the government closed with Russia earlier this year, German and Austrian authorities are already preparing the citizens for possible days-long blackouts, Deutsch said.

The government’s utility price cuts have prevented energy prices from skyrocketing, unlike in southern and western Europe, he said. Household gas prices are currently the lowest in the European Union, and electricity prices are the second lowest, he said.