The recent ruling of the European Court of Justice does not at all limit or slow down the Paks II. investment, the board's decision is against the European Commission - stated Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Thursday in Budapest. According to a statement from the ministry, the Minister stated at a joint press conference with his Austrian colleague, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, regarding the European Court of Justice ruling on state aid for the Paks expansion: the European Court of Justice has annulled the decision against the European Commission, i.e. a previous decision of the European Commission.
The Minister stated that the government continues to view the construction of the Paks nuclear power plant as the main future pillar of Hungarian energy security.

– At the beginning of the next decade, we will connect both units of the new Paks nuclear power plant to the grid, thereby taking a huge step forward in guaranteeing Hungary's energy security – added Péter Szijjártó.

The ruling did not establish any violation of EU law against Hungary, János Bóka also stated on the Government’s press conference on Thursday. Hungary's Minister for European Union Affairs emphasized that the European Court of Justice did not state that this investment did not comply with public procurement rules, but that the Commission did not examine it within the framework of the state aid procedure, or at least did not justify its position on this matter. He stated that since the European Court of Justice did not classify either the state aid system or the public procurement procedure used as illegal, there is no legal obstacle to the Paks investment continuing with the current schedule.