Paks Power Plant Is an International Endeavor Vital to Energy Security [Video]

Predictability and stability are extremely important for the government and the local people during the Paks (central Hungary) expansion, hence continuing the cooperation with the current city administration in the future would be of great help, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday.

The Foreign Minister highlighted at a public forum that today, even in the most important issues within the European Union, there is an ideological, politicized debate, including on energy supply, although rational, physical aspects should ultimately dominate in this area.

“Since press conferences, ideologies, and political statements can neither heat nor cool (..),

the ideological debates on energy issues are endangering the security of energy supply of European countries, including Hungary,”

he warned.

He added that Hungary has neither oil nor gas fields, nor a coastline, and therefore, the only way to produce large quantities of energy cheaply, reliably, safely, and sustainably is through nuclear …