The European Commission (EC) has begun examining the possible consequences of a 15-year contract for gas supplies from Russia to Hungary, said EC spokesman Tim McPhee. The contract was signed on September 27 by Gazprom and MVM.
“I have already asked my colleagues to check the consequences of the contract,” Mr. McPhee told reporters at a briefing (quoted by TASS). “I would like to note that the contract was signed not by the Hungarian authorities, but by the energy company MVM. The first step is the evaluation of the contract by the Hungarian authorities. “
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that with the new contract Hungary dealt a blow to bilateral relations with Kiev. The Hungarian Foreign Ministry called Kiev’s statements “a violation of Hungary’s sovereignty” and summoned the Ukrainian ambassador. In response, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the Hungarian ambassador to explain Kiev’s position to him. On the morning of September 28, the price of gas in Europe for the first time reached $ 1,000 per 1,000 cubic meters.
For more details on the agreement, see Kommersant’s article “Gas Friendship in Moderate Volume”.
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