Today, Wednesday, the EU Commission will publish a plan on how to survive next winter’s energy crisis. The concern about running out of gas has grown in Europe with the Russian war of aggression and gas supply cuts.
Today, Wednesday, the European Commission will publish a plan for next winter’s energy crisis. Concerns about running out of gas resources have grown in Europe, as Russia has temporarily cut off gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline. The gas pipeline should open after the maintenance break tomorrow, Thursday, but in Germany, for example, there have been fears that the pipeline will not be opened.
In addition, Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom has suspended gas deliveries to many countries, including Finland, because the countries have not agreed to pay for gas deliveries with the rubles demanded by Russia. The background is Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia. Russia has been a significant gas supplier to the EU.
Based on preliminary information from the newspapers, the European Commission’s proposals would emphasize gas regulation as part of preparing for winter.
We are following the Commission’s briefing in this case live. The chairman of the commission is present Ursula Von der Leyen, vice president of the commission Frans TimmermansEU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton and the EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.
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It has also been reported earlier that the energy ministers of the EU countries will meet to discuss the Commission’s proposals to be published today, Wednesday, in an extraordinary emergency meeting on July 27.