Source : Financial Times, 12 March 2015
EU blocks Hungary’s €12bn nuclear deal with Russia
The EU has blocked Hungary’s €12bn nuclear deal with Russia, in a decision that is likely to inflame tensions between the Kremlin and Brussels.
The ruling from the European Commission is a setback for Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, who has courted the Kremlin despite the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia and Hungary agreed last year to build two 1,200 megawatt nuclear reactors in (…)