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Daily News Daily News · 01/03/2022
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FM Szijjártó: EPP President Donald Tusk a notorious liar

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European energy security has faced serious challenges over the recend period, which may even be exacerbated by the Ukraine-Russia war, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, told a conference on Monday.

Speaking at a Budapest conference on utility prices, the minister said that while the government was doing everything in its power to guarantee Hungary’s security, the situation “is spawning challenges beyond the immediate horrors of war”.

Energy supply is one of those challenges, Szijjarto said. Lack of energy resources would paralyse the economy and cut off heating in households, he said.

“This is not merely a Hungarian issue but a very serious challenge in the whole of Europe.”

Europe covers over 80 percent of its gas consumption from imports, half of which arrives from Russia, Szijjarto said. Currently, European gas reserves are less than 30 percent full, and gas prices have grown six-fold over the past 18 months, he said.

The minister said that the sanctions imposed on Russia have so far not impacted gas deliveries. He added that Hungary had supported the EU’s sanctions against Russia.

Szijjártó rejected the claims by Donald Tusk, the head of the European People’s Party, who said that Hungary had vetoed the EU’s proposal to exclude Russia from the international payment system SWIFT.

Szijjártó called Tusk a “notorious liar”.

“We have condemned Russia’s military actions, expressed solidarity with Ukraine, and stand by its territorial integrity and sovereignty. We see European unity as of paramount importance,” he said.

The EU has failed to invest in infrastructure development and in opening new resources while it still had the opportunity “to draft a much safer energy supply map,” the minister said.

  • read also: What is the state of gas supply in Hungary during the Russian-Ukrainian war?

Infrastructure development in eastern and southern Europe to reach new resources and increasing the ratio of sustainable energy resources in the supply mix are crucial to ensure energy security, and to preserve the utility price cuts introduced by the Hungarian government, Szijjártó said.

Hungary has already connected its gas transport network with six of its seven neighbours, and will soon complete the same regarding the high-voltage electricity grid.

The government has also contributed to setting up the LNG terminal in Croatia, and conducts advanced talks with Azerbaijan, Israel and Egypt on diversifying its energy imports, he said.

Solar energy investments are also being fast-tracked, which will help the country attain its climate goals, Szijjártó said.

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Source: MTI

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  1. mariavontheresa says:
    02/03/2022 at 21:29

    Tusk is a failed politician, not wanted in his own country Poland.

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