Hungary’s PM Orbán On South Stream, US Ban, Sunday Work
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
Discussing the South Stream gas network, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s energy security required that “what the Germans can do Hungarians should be able to do as well”. Germans had built the Nord Stream and they turned Ukraine as a potential source of danger “off”, as no gas for Germany can get stuck there. Hungarians, too, want the same thing, Orbán said.
“If there is a problem in Ukraine, Hungary should still have gas, and we need a pipe for this,” he said, adding that this is why the Hungarian government supports the South Stream project, the same way as it had supported the rival Nabucco project before.
The US entry ban imposed on Hungarian officials was not mentioned at today’s Fidesz-KDNP meeting, he said, adding that he did not know the names of people banned, but “when the Americans tell us, I’ll gladly say”.
As regards the issue of Sunday work in the retail sector, Orbán said KDNP’s proposal to keep shops shut on Sunday is not on the agenda, but a proposal will be drafted on trade policy, which will include talks with unions and retail operators on this issue.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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