http://www.vzglyad.ru/politics/2015/3/13/734255.html

Media stubbornly ply rumors that the European Union is trying to hack to death a profitable nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia. The formal reason is that the new blocks of NPP "Paks" will work exclusively on Russian fuel. Such a policy of the EU poses a threat not only to the environmental safety of the continent, but also to its own existence.

The Financial Times, citing its own sources reported that the European Union blocked the Russian-Hungarian deal for the construction of the second phase of a nuclear power plant "Paks". As the newspaper writes, Euratom do not like the fact that the contract spelled out the exclusive right of Rosatom to supply fuel for nuclear power plants, and the European Commission believes that Hungary is already too dependent on Russia in terms of energy.

Budapest immediately denied a British newspaper. "It is not true that the EU has blocked the construction of" Paks-2 ", - said the Secretary of State of the Republic Andras Giro Szasz, whose words transmit the Hungarian news agency MTI. He also demanded that the Financial Times to publish a retraction. The fact that the transaction was not blocked, and confirmed a spokesman for the Hungarian government Zoltan Kovacs, according to Reuters.

Attempt to disrupt the construction of the second phase of "Paks" - another example of how the European Union to the detriment of himself using political pressure to achieve economic goals and dubious contrary: economic measures trying to achieve short-term political benefits.

In the footsteps of "South Stream"

For details of the agreement on the construction of nuclear power plants in Hungary, we will return to the beginning of the story recall defunct project "South Stream". The aim of the project was to get rid of transit risks associated with Ukraine. The EU is not just once or twice on the verge of an energy collapse because of the unconstructive position of the Ukrainian energy. Gazprom has repeatedly tried to buy the Ukrainian gas transportation system to reduce the risks, but to no avail - European and American advisers were not allowed to Kiev to make a deal, and the Ukrainians themselves were not eager to rid yourself of the opportunity to blackmail Russia overlapping gate.

In the Soviet Union there were the so-called food packages when to scarce goods made by some amount trudnosbyvaemogo. In fact, Ukraine has become in Russia is such an "application" - for mutually beneficial trade with Europe, it was necessary to negotiate with Kiev.

If the "South Stream" was built, Ukrainian GTS Goes to just scrap - own gas consumption Ukraine is low, especially after the destruction of major industries in the east.

It is in order to support Ukraine, Brussels has banned Bulgaria to build "South Stream". As a result of lost members of the European Union - Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Croatia and Serbia who have lost a reliable gas supply channel. Also lose left European gas companies from Italy, Germany and France, the former together with Gazprom shareholders "South Stream".

Tactically won the Ukraine, whose GTS be able to work a little longer, and strategically - Turkey, where it will build a hub through which the EU countries will get gas. Supply in the medium term gas through Ukraine, Gazprom does not intend to. And to guarantee the existence of the state of Ukraine in the medium term is problematic.

Thus, the EU has turned victory Pyrrhic in all respects. It seems that the opposition to the Hungarian-Russian nuclear cooperation can in the case of "good luck" lead to even more serious consequences.

Vaughn did not lіze

When one country to another country to build a nuclear power plant, is always very clearly negotiated fuel issues. Built by the Soviet Union and Russia are working on a nuclear power plant fuel assemblies, which are produced in Russia. Operate without failures and accidents, not to mention accidents like Fukushima.

After winning the first Ukrainian Maidan was an attempt to translate the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in the US fuel produced by Westinghouse. A similar experiment was carried out in the Czech Republic at the NPP "Temelin". In both cases, the experiment was considered unsuccessful. In Ukraine, 126 fuel assemblies loaded production Westinghouse a year were suitable to work only 66, the others lost geometry and become dangerous. Losses Ukrainian Energoatom made at least $ 175 million. In the Czech Republic the results were similar - the experiment was terminated for safety reasons, despite the huge losses.

Although the Ukrainian nuclear regulator in 2013 decided to ban further use of fuel Westinghouse, theme-out of Russian fuel resurfaced last year. In December Yatsenyuk said that a new agreement on the supply of US fuel signed.

American fuel for Soviet and Russian nuclear power plants is not just profitable - it is dangerous. Any hunter will confirm that the non-standard cartridge gun can break and cause serious injury not only the arrow, but also others. Therefore, in the contracts for the construction of nuclear power plants, which comprises Russia abroad, be sure to have an item on the use of Russian as fuel. Not because of greed (although support their own producers - a reasonable time and traditional), but solely for the purpose of security of the customer and all the surrounding countries. The accident at the nuclear power plant can not be someone's private affair.

Thus, the Commission attempts to put pressure on Hungary and Russia, to remove from the contract item on Russian fuel, pose a serious environmental threat to the whole of Europe.

Farewell sovereignty

It would be foolish to think that all European citizens blindly believe the propaganda Brussels on how freely people live in united and indivisible Europe. Steadily growing popularity of party-eurosceptics suggest that people see and understand everything. Unlike Ukraine, by the way.

Bulgaria was forced to close the first two units of NPP "Kozloduy", then abandon the project of construction of the Russian NPP "Belene" stop the construction of the pipeline "Burgas - Alexandroupolis", then - to cover the "South Stream". In this case, the electricity tariffs in the country grew steadily. As previously reported by the newspaper VIEW, in 2013, the cost of electricity in the country for economic needs, taking into account the purchasing power of the population was 3.8 times higher than in the US, and on average 2.1 times higher than in the EU.

Forcing Hungary to abandon nuclear power plant construction, Brussels speaks of "excessive energy dependence" on Russia, but the problem is that even totally dependent on Russian energy of reason, any economic problems are not observed. Rates are discussed and approved in due course, there is no political pressure. The problems arise when someone is trying to "get rid" of this relationship - like Bulgaria and Ukraine. It is significant that the Baltic countries declared for all his dislike for Russian energy issues prefer to discuss behind the scenes.

If Brussels still dodavit Hungary, if you put it in front of an alternative - membership in the EU or the Russian nuclear power plants, it is fraught with not only economic damage. This finally proves Europeans that of sovereignty it is possible to forget - as in Brussels will decide, so be it. And then the success of Euro-skeptics and launch referendum on secession from the EU will be only a matter of the next election cycle.

But while the head of the cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Hungary Janos Lazar appears on local radio with optimistic statements: "There is a very good chance that all issues will be resolved as soon as possible, and we will reach an agreement that is acceptable to the European Commission, and will meet the interests of Hungary. " According to Lazar, "blocking the transaction is not in the interests of the EU, Europe needs nuclear energy."

His optimism could be divided, if not a few "buts". Europe also needs an uninterrupted supply of Russian gas, open the Russian market and the lack of military tension on the continent. But the EU blocks "South Stream", imposes sanctions against Russia and NATO forces closer to Russia's borders.

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