Fidesz warns of blackouts and job losses as ‘EPP–Tisza pact’ targets Hungary’s nuclear lifeline

The “pact” between Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s Party, and Péter Magyar, the leader of Hungary’s opposition Tisza Party, has been set in motion, an MEP of ruling Fidesz said on Wednesday, in response to a vote by the EPP, insisting that they sought to stymie the operation of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant.

At its congress in Spain, the EPP adopted an emergency resolution entitled Solidarity with Ukraine, calling for restricting Rosatom’s activities in Europe and levying sanctions on the Russian energy company without delay.

Commenting on the vote, András Gyürk said that as a result of the resolution, the operation of the Paks nuclear plant would be rendered impossible in the short term, which he said would lead to serious disruptions in Hungary’s energy supply, cause household utility prices to soar and would result in 5,000 workers at the plant losing their jobs.