Paks nuclear plant project

20/04/2017

Hungarian government: 2018 budget designed to benefit employees

Hungarian government weekly press conference: Paks nuclear plant, budget 2018, reducing VAT...
19/04/2017

Environmentalists sue govt over Paks nuclear expansion project

"A project which environmental groups see as hazardous to residents and the environment" @greenpeace
19/04/2017

Parliament committee approves minister in charge of Paks upgrade

Süli's appointment was approved
18/04/2017

Austria must accept Hungary’s right to decide on energy supply, says offical

"Austria must accept Hungary's right to decide for itself how to supply its energy needs" - Der Standard
18/04/2017

Parliament’s economic committee approves minister in charge of Paks upgrade

János Süli - minister without portfolio in charge of overseeing and managing the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant
14/04/2017

Paks Mayor Suli officially confirmed as minister in charge of Paks upgrade

Paks Mayor János Suli as minister without portfolio in charge of overseeing and managing the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant
11/04/2017

Opposition LMP blames Orbán for Paks upgrade

LMP: Orbán is personally responsible for the project, the agreement concluded with Russia "on the sly" and the government's failure to consult the public about the plan
10/04/2017

Orbán to appoint minister in charge of Paks nuclear power plant

Another minister arrives in the Hungarian government
08/04/2017

Paks upgrade commissioner briefs Austrian side about state of project

Paks nuclear plant project - Construction work on the upgrade is due to start next year
04/04/2017

Election Committee rejects referendum initiatives concerning Paks upgrade

National Election Committee threw out five referendum initiatives concerning the planned upgrade of the #Paks nuclear plant
02/04/2017

Green opposition LMP submits package of questions on Paks upgrade to government

13 billion euros budget of the Paks project #russia #hungary #lmp
23/03/2017

LMP: Paks upgrade to profit Fidesz-linked businesses

Corruption? LMP: a company "with business ties to Viktor Orbán's son-in-law" was "already past the gates of the nuclear plant"
23/03/2017

Government discusses bus, steel making, health, Paks project

Government press conference:
21/03/2017

Election Committee thwarts LMP referendum on Paks upgrade

LMP: "The nuclear lobby has put its foot" in the national committee
21/03/2017

LMP warns of security risks around Paks nuclear power plant expansion

LMP: The Paks project increases #Hungary's dependence on #Russia
19/03/2017

LMP requests release of EU rulings on Paks II

LMP: "Powerful Russian lobbyist" Klaus Mangold had "close ties" to EU commissioner Günther Oettinger
10/03/2017

Government: Paks upgrade covers Hungary’s energy needs for next 6 decades

The commission found that Russian technology complies with all EU and international requirements
08/03/2017

LMP: Referendum sole opportunity for Hungarians to state opinion on Paks

#LMP sees a referendum as the only chance for Hungarians to thwart the "corrupt project" to expand the Paks nuclear plant
07/03/2017

Orbán, Putin discuss Paks upgrade by phone

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss issues around...
06/03/2017

European Commission approves Hungary state aid to Paks upgrade project

The European Commission has concluded that Hungary's financial support for the construction of two new nuclear reactors in Paks (Paks II) involves state aid, details