The need to further connect Hungary’s electricity grids to the
networks of neighbouring countries and ways of lowering the costs of the
energy transition in Europe was expected to be one of the main topics
during European Vice-President for Energy Union
Maroš Šefčovič trip to Hungary, which is part of his second Energy Union Tour, the European Commission said on June 19.
Šefčovič is expected to meet with Hungary’s Prime Minister
Viktor Orbán, Foreign and Trade Minister
Péter Szijjártó and Energy Minister
András Aradszky
to discuss the Clean Energy for All Europeans package published last
November and in particular on the Energy Union’s governance and national
energy and climate plans.
Šefčovič is expected to witness the signature by Hungary and Croatia
of a memorandum of understanding on building infrastructure to create
bi-directional natural gas flow between the two countries. Ukraine is
also reportedly interested to participate in the formation of the “gas
corridor”.
Šefčovič is expected to meet with energy stakeholders to discuss
Hungary’s role in the European energy transition and the benefits that a
fully functioning EU internal energy market can bring to Hungarian
citizens and businesses. During his visit Vice-President will also meet
with NGOs to discuss Energy Union policy and projects.
“Hungary is doing really well reducing its greenhouse gas emissions,
and it reached its 2020 target for renewable energy already in 2015,”
Šefčovič said ahead of his visit.
“It is the right of every Member State to determine its own energy
mix. At the same time cooperation at a regional level can substantially
contribute to ensuring secure energy supplies and energy prices that are
affordable for households and for businesses. Boosting more efficient
energy use, creating competitive markets and innovation are key in this
respect,” he added.
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