The European Commission (EC) said in a statement published in European Union Official Journal on 12 January that it “doubts” whether state aid measures proposed by Hungary’s government in relation to the extension of its Paks nuclear plant (Paks II) “is proportionate”. The EC also questioned the calculations of the capital costs and investment return rates used by Hungary’s government and said the Hungarian government could submit its comments on the state aid investigation within a month.
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