The energy plan drawn up by the Commission, from which several States intend to free themselves, should not allow the continent to face a harsh winter.
In Brussels
The worst-case scenario is getting dangerously close. While twelve EU Member States are already experiencing total or partial disruptions in the supply of Russian gas, Vladimir Putin again increased the pressure on Monday, making the hypothesis of a winter without Russian fuel more likely, with potentially deleterious for the Old Continent.
Less than a week after bringing Nord Stream 1 back into service, linking Russia to Germany, the Russian giant Gazprom announced a further reduction in flows passing through the pipeline. From this Wednesday, the flow of the pipeline operating only at 40% of its capacity, will drop to 20%. The company said the further drop was due to technical issues, but the explanation was disputed by several European executives. This advert “once again illustrates Russia’s unreliability as an energy supplier“, launched the President of the European Commission…
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