RFE/RL Daily Report
No. 232, 9 December 1994
SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER ON TREATY WITH HUNGARY. Eduard Kukan told
CTK on 8 December that an early conclusion of the Slovak-Hungarian
treaty was unlikely. He noted that Slovak and Hungarian views were
very different, especially on the status of ethnic minorities.
Kukan noted that Bratislava has been waiting for an answer from
Budapest on Slovakia's draft of the treaty for more than four
months. He added that experts from both countries will meet to
discuss the treaty in the next few days. -- Jiri Pehe, RFE/RL,
Inc.
ENERGY PRICE HIKES IN HUNGARY. The Hungarian government announced
on 8 December that electricity and gas prices for consumers will
increase by an average of 65 and 53 percent, respectively, as of
January, MTI reports. The government will allocate 9 billion
forint ($8.2 million) from the state budget to compensate those
hardest hit by the increases. It is estimated that a 100% hike in
household energy prices is needed to bring them up to world levels
and to cover production costs. -- Edith Oltay, RFE/RL, Inc.
[As of 1200 CET]
(Compiled by Jan Cleave and Penny Morvant)
Copyright 1994, RFE/RL, Inc. All rights reserved.
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