Another problem is the lack of a common language, many people don't speak English in CEE NGOs. And every leaflet the Energy Club publishes has to be translated. This costs time and extra money, which may be a problem. In general, the lack of money is not really a problem, since a group can get money for everything, and for East-East cooperation, if they really want to. It has happened in the past, that people have come for a holiday in Budapest instead of exchanging information and their experiences with the Energy Club, who was paying their stay here.
Cultural problems are acute when exchange involves the countries of the former Soviet Union.
People there are more passive in political activities and it is hard to convince them that they can really do something themselves. There are political problems in Slovakia, the citizens there are frightened to protest against nuclear energy because of the Meciar government. Historical-cultural problems between Hungary and Romania makes it is difficult for Hungarians to trust Romanian people. Consequently, cooperation between the Hungarian and Romanian NGOs is uneasy. The Energy Club prefers to keep some distance, even in good relationships, cooperation between NGOs can sometimes be a problem, partly because of the different economical interests of the two countries in the energy field.