Hearing of László KOVÁCS (Hungary), Commissioner designate for Energy at the EP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy in Brussels.

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KOVACS, Laszlo (HU)

Hearing of László KOVÁCS (Hungary), Commissioner designate for Energy: extracts

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, speaks on his priority to implement the Green Paper on Energy policy.

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, on the second liberalisation package including following tasks : To alleviate dominant position on National markets, To ensure independence to regional regulators, To improve integration of electricity and gas markets at European level

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, "We have to achieve concrete results with strategic energy suppliers across the Caspian region", on the functioning of the Internal Market: "the real competition is failing to materialise"

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, "A new impetus should be give to consumer rights so they have real alternatives".

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, on the strong need of increasing the use of renewable sources of energy in Europe.

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, on nuclear energy: "it shall function under the higher maximum standards"

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, on his capacity for negotiating with Russia: "I will not say that I have the private number of Mr PUTIN, but I do understand the Russian way of negotiation"

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, on the importance of increasing the "energy efficiency".

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laszlo KOVACS, Commissioner designate for Energy, on the problems attached to the Transeuropean energy network: the insufficient capacity of trans-border connections.