Brussels, 18/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - Energy Union Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday 17 February that he expected Hungary to involve the European Commission in talks on its new long-term gas contract with Russia. The issue of energy lay at the heart of the visit, that same day, of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Budapest for a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
“Ideally, the Commission should be part of the negotiating team. One of the key elements for...