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"Today, the European Parliament took an important step towards strengthening the position of EU Member States in relation to major energy exporters and mitigating their vulnerability. According to the document adopted at today’s plenary session, Member States will, in future, engage in more extensive information exchange about intergovernmental agreements on energy supply. The exchange of information will facilitate the coordination of the actions of EU governments against major energy exporters, as a result of which Member States will be able to obtain energy under more favourable conditions. The majority of EU Member States ensure their long-term energy supply through intergovernmental agreements with third countries. Yet, in their negotiations concerning energy supply, they do not make use of the circumstance that the European Union, with its population of 500 million, is the world’s largest energy market. The guarantee for the security of EU energy supply and more favourable energy prices lies in closer cooperation between Member States, as well as common action. Through knowledge of the effective intergovernmental agreements and the coordination of negotiation strategies, Member States can attain a better bargaining position with major energy exporters, and can thus obtain energy at more favourable prices. The strengthening of the bargaining positions of Member States is a current issue for Hungary as well, as the country’s long-term gas supply agreement expires in 2015. In order to ensure the secure energy supply and industrial competitiveness of my home country, it is crucial that we manage to extend our gas supply agreement under favourable conditions. Today’s decision strengthens my country’s bargaining position."@en1
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