Blocked no more: Trump clears path for Hungary’s nuclear power expansion!

The United States administration has lifted the sanctions related to the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Sunday.

Prior to US President Donald Trump’s return to office, the previous administration led by Joe Biden, “which saw Hungary as an enemy”, had made several “politically-motivated decisions” that had put Hungary in a difficult situation, including the sanctions introduced after the defeat of the Democratic Party in last year’s election, Szijjártó said, according to a ministry statement.

“One of these sanctions had aimed to make Hungary’s long-term energy security impossible by introducing restrictions related to the construction of the Paks nuclear power plant that had made it practically impossible to continue the construction works,” the minister said.

“Fortunately, since January, there is a president in the White House who considers Hungary a friend,” Szijjártó said. “It was in this spirit that the US administration lifted the sanctions related to the Paks nuclear plant project.” “We are grateful to President Donald Trump and the Republican administration for this, because the Paks upgrade project guarantees Hungary’s long-term energy security and maintains regulated utility prices,” Szijjártó said.