Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Keen To Fight EU On Energy Rates
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
The government will most firmly resist EU attempts to attack and impede utility rate cuts, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters in Mád, Borsod county on Wednesday. Brussels will not be able to prevent further cuts in energy prices, “although we have no doubts that it will try” he declared.
Lázár said he is convinced that complaints from private or political players are behind the proceedings in Brussels.
The European Commission is in bilateral talks with all 18 member states that impose some form of price control on energy prices, news website Portfolio reports.
The Commission would like member states to gradually phase out this practice to facilitate competition among market players, consistent with the ideal of a single European market.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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