Bertalan Havasi, Press Chief of the Prime Minister, has told kormany.hu that during their meeting in Budapest on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union, agreed on the importance of energy security and low European energy prices.
In the meeting held in the Parliament Building, the Commissioner briefed the participants on the Commission’s ideas on energy policy.
Mr. Orbán underlined that he considers the reductions in household utility charges in Hungary a great achievement, which the Government of Hungary will protect. He said it is important for Member States to continue to decide on the energy prices applicable in their countries. Keeping household utility charges low is not only important for families, but it also gives a competitive advantage to European businesses.