Filling up gas reserves key to economic stability
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Uncertain energy supplies, high energy prices and inflation are currently the greatest threats to European economies, and so filling up natural gas reserves will be key in the coming months, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said in Brussels on Tuesday.
Speaking to Hungarian journalists after a meeting of EU finance ministers, Varga said energy security would become even more important with the onset of autumn and winter.
Hungarian reserves now stand at 36 percent, he said, adding that the government had placed orders for further purchases.
Concerning Europe becoming independent of Russian energy, Varga said “it won’t happen overnight … however the economies will have to keep running”.
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On another subject, Varga said Hungary fully supported the Czech EU presidency’s goal to guarantee energy security for the whole of Europe. The Hungarian government also supports efforts to increase Europe’s defence capabilities and protection of the EU’s cyberspace, he added.
