Currently, Hungarian families pay the lowest prices for natural gas in Europe.
László Palkovics's minister, TIM, responded to atv.hu on Sunday Manfred Weber's idea of "compulsory" procurement and distribution , as well as his attack on Viktor Orbán. "Until now, the Hungarian regulations have made it possible in the spirit of solidarity
help the residential consumers of neighboring countries in an energy crisis, but this must not endanger the security of the domestic energy supply.
The operation of Hungarian gas storage facilities is and will remain in Hungarian hands. The EU Energy Platform, launched by the European Commission, does not aim at mandatory joint procurement of natural gas, but is based on voluntary participation. According to our point of view, the procurement of energy carriers and the provision of energy supply are ultimately the responsibility of the member states," the Ministry of Technology and Industry, led by László Palkovics, responded to atv.hu's inquiry.
Atv sent their questions to TIM after Manfred Weber, the president of the European People's Party, said in an interview with Der Tagesspiegel: "The natural gas arriving in the European Union must be fairly distributed among the member states, and due to the restrictions on Russian gas deliveries, the extraordinary EU - summit should be held in July". They reminded: in the spirit of "binding energy solidarity", Weber also suggested that the gas reservoirs operating in the EU should be jointly operated and the EU member states should also purchase natural gas jointly.
Weber has always made derogatory statements about Hungary
"The main goal of the government is to ensure the supply of energy to Hungarian people and businesses, to guarantee affordable energy prices. "Thanks to the utility reduction, Hungarian families currently pay the lowest average price for natural gas and the second cheapest average price for electricity in Europe," TIM announced in its response. Weber also stated in the interview: "he is fed up" with the fact that foreign policy and oil embargo decisions in the EU depend on Viktor Orbán. In response to their question, the Ministry of Technology and Industry wrote:
"Manfred Weber has always made derogatory statements about the Hungarian people and Hungary.
Hungary therefore did not support his election to the position of President of the European Commission".
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