Gas: EU, Gazprom’s new cut is a political decision

(ANSA) – BRUSSELS, JULY 26 – “We know that there is no technical reason” that justifies Gazprom’s decision to reduce gas flows through Nordstream1, “it is a politically motivated step and we must be ready”. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, arriving at the extraordinary Energy Council in Brussels, underlining that “precisely for this reason the preventive reduction of” EU “gas demand is a wise strategy”.

“Gazprom’s announcement yesterday underlines once again that we must be ready at any time for any supply cuts from Russia” and “we must act right now and take care of our preparedness and tackle this crisis together”, he added, recalling that the filling of underground gas stocks in Europe has now reached 66%. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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