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Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban (l) concluded a deal with Russian president Vladimir Putin (r) in January 2014 on the nuclear plant Paks II without a public tender (Photo: kremlin.ru)

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Commission still silent on Hungarian nuclear contract

The European Commission is dragging its feet in sharing reasons why it gave a green light to the Paks II nuclear plant project in Hungary and why vice-president Guenther Oettinger travelled with a lobbyist working for the Hungarian government.

In November last year, the EU executive ended an infringement procedure against Hungary over an alleged non-compliance with EU public procurement rules when the contract to extend the Paks plant was awarded to Russia's Rosatom.

It cited "te...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban (l) concluded a deal with Russian president Vladimir Putin (r) in January 2014 on the nuclear plant Paks II without a public tender (Photo: kremlin.ru)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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