Austrian-Hungarian Online Bilateral Meeting

Online Bilateral Meeting

Due to the pandemic, the 27th Austrian-Hungarian bilateral meeting was organized by the Hungarian side on 16 November 2021 online like the previous one. The parties sent each other their presentations prior to the meeting. At the bilateral event, only questions, remarks and answers related to these were made.

During the meeting the most important changes, results and developments of the period since the previous occasion were discussed. As in previous bilateral expert talks, topics included changes in legislation, major developments at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, the assessment of the construction licence application of the new units, emergency preparedness, radiation protection, and radioactive waste management.

At the bilateral meeting, the head of the Hungarian delegation was Ms Andrea Beatrix Kádár, Director General of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority. The Austrian delegation was led by Mr Ronald Sturm, Unit Head of the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs.

The bilateral meeting, originally scheduled for two days, would have given opportunity for a seismic expert workshop as well. The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority indicated that due to the pandemic situation the workshop could only be organized virtually. Both parties agreed that for an effective exchange of views an in-person meeting is essential.