In a European Union beset by crises, a decision Monday to approve a new nuclear power plant for Hungary showed the Commission’s limited appetite for tangling with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The EU justified its blessing of a new nuclear power plant in Hungary by saying it imposed stringent competition conditions unusual for projects of this type.
“The Commission’s role is to ensure that the distortion of competition on the energy market as a result of the state support is limited to a minimum,” said Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition, who said she wrested “substantial commitments†from the Hungarians in …read more
Source: European Voice
