Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Croatia is asking for a very high price for oil transit through the Adriatic pipeline. The statement was made after the meeting held by the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations with Kadri Simson, Member of the European Commission for Energy, at a press conference in Brussels. DEA News.
“Croats taking advantage of the military situation, [венгерской компании] “MOL, the fee is much higher than the market for oil to pass through the Adriatic pipeline,” he said.
For this reason, the agreement on pumping oil from Croatian ports to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic was extended for only three months, and a new long-term agreement cannot be signed, according to Szijjarto.
The politician noted that Budapest expects Brussels to increase financial support for projects in the field of diversifying energy sources and distribution routes in Central Europe.
Previously at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs He insisted Germany should not interfere with Siemens’ construction of the Paks nuclear power plant, which produces almost half of the electricity produced in the country.