(Finance) – “I am not disappointed with this advice. Indeed, I did not expect to be able to set a precise date for a full report on the energy issue: things are moving, even if they may not happen as quickly as one would like. “ The Premier said so Mario Draghi at the press conference a Brussels after the decision to slide in October – therefore not in the next July summit – a series of proposals to reduce energy and electricity prices.
The EU it’s growing, it’s getting more and more important, it is becoming that institution which all EU countries look to as an institution capable of giving them stability and security “, he said, underlining that”in the euro area, mainly due to energy prices and inflation, the forecasts are for a somewhat slowdown in all countries “.
“We talked about energy, what to do for such high prices. Italy, for storage, is doing very well and dependence on Russian gas, which was 40% last year, today it’s 25%: the measures we have put in place are starting to give results “.
We must “act immediately on energy prices because it is happening that from inflation which basically depended on energy now depends on other things as well. These increases spread and become increases in other commodities “Draghi added.
“There is a lot of awareness – added the President – compared to the seriousness of the situation “on energy. “There has been a lot of talk about coordination and solidarity, which certainly must be and there must also be an answer to control the price of gas. price cap is the fear that Russia will cut back suppliesbut now in Germany we are at 50% of the flows. Putin collects the same figures and the EU has immense difficulties “.
As for the “measures you are thinking about” in Italy “ensure that there is no emergency during the winter” Draghi underlined that “the picture, thanks to the search for other suppliers, sees Italy in a good position”. “We have talked about a relief mechanism for those most affected by the sanctions. There are many asymmetries”, on military commitment, refugee flows or energies, explains Draghi. “But they are not one-sided asymmetries, we are not the only ones affected by them”, he adds.
“It is my intention to call a meeting with the social partners al soon, 10, 15 days maximum “, hthe premier said, explaining that support for the purchasing power of Italians “is essential for many aspects, one of which is social peace”.
Finally, a passage on the war: if there were new actions by Moscow the European Council is open to the hypothesis of a extraordinary advice. “It was explicitly said: we won’t let two and a half months go by without doing anything in case other things happen on the energy front “he said.
The Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar did it know that a “general consent” between the parties to unblock the export of grain from Ukraine’s ports. “A was achieved general consensus on the creation of a center in Istanbul for the safe and uninterrupted operations and management of this activity by Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers together, as well as with the UN, “Akar said, as reported by Hurriyet, adding that “in the coming days there could be positive developments and concrete measures can be taken”.