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Reuters: Kremlin says EU ‘nit-picking’ hampers Russia-Hungary nuclear deal

Published Feb. 1, 2017 at 3:06 pm

A giant 'Fukishima' name is seen on teh wall as Greenpeace supporters protest against the dangers of the nuclear power in the world and in Hungary as well, with their projected huge nuclear scream picture onto the office building of the Hungarian Parliaments' Representatives at the bank of Danube River in Budapest on March 11, 2014 during the 3rd anniversary of the Fukusima nuclear power plant's disaster. The demonstrators aimed to call attention to the planned process of lifetime extension and expansion of the Hungarian Nuclear Power Plant in Paks, claiming to stop this plans.

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“Nit-picking” by the European Union is hampering completion of a deal between Russia and Hungary to expand the Paks nuclear power plant on the Danube river, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Feb. 1.

“The European Commission with the help of nit-picking is impeding the implementation of this project, which is already practically agreed by the Hungarian and Russian sides,” Ushakov told reporters on the eve of a visit to Hungary by Russian President Vladimir Putin.