Diversification in Hungarian Manner: The Gyurcsány Government’s Energy Policy
Diversification in Hungarian Manner: The Gyurcsány Government’s Energy Policy

Summary/Abstract: Hungary aims at reconciling its diversification efforts and improvement of its relations with Russia. In order to achieve such a balance, diversification is understood not as a result of Russian threat, but as a consequence of existing imparities in the country’s energy system. Hungary has to decrease the level of its energy supply vulnerability anyway, not particularly because of Russia’s policy. At the same time, Russian supplies are going to remain crucial in the country’s and Europe’s imports even in a more diversified energy landscape. Therefore Hungary tries to help in finding a new balance of interests in the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue and avoid any breakdown in these relations.

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