By Harry Floudopoulos The agreement between the European Union and the United States on the supply of an additional 15 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) covers 15% of the target for decommissioning of Russian gas and 25% of the target for imports of liquefied natural gas for Europe in 2022. In particular, […]
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K. Mitsotakis from Brussels: EU to supply gas as a supranational entity to squeeze prices
The importance of the joint procurement by the European Union of natural gas as a supranational entity in order to squeeze prices was emphasized by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, upon his arrival at the European Council Summit in Brussels. Entering the site, Mr. Mitsotakis made the following statement: “We will soon have the opportunity to […]
The alliance of the South, the … sparing North and the Mitsotakis positions in the ’27’ Summit on the energy crisis
By Dimitris Gatsios Price increases in energy and consumer goods test the budgets of households and businesses on a daily basis, today in Parliament come the new support measures of 1.1 billion euros, in a debate that will probably intervene the prime minister and the Greek capital counts down the time for the curtain of […]
RAE: The changes in electricity supply contracts are under investigation
“Suppliers’ practices of offering particularly attractive terms and then reviewing them can, on the one hand, be seen as abusive customer growth strategies and, on the other, exacerbate a climate of insecurity for their customers, either by constantly seeking them or by constant search.” . This is what the Energy Regulatory Authority points out in […]
Germany: Solz insists on energy embargo on Russia
Chancellor Olaf Solz reiterated his opposition to a possible embargo on energy supplies from Russia, stressing that sanctions should have a strong impact, but also be manageable for the economies of the countries that impose them, as he said. war in Ukraine “may not be a short story”. “The position of the federal government remains […]
Portugal asks EU for gas ceiling and reduction of VAT on energy products
The Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa today called for the introduction of a maximum reference price for natural gas in the European Union but also for an urgent reduction of VAT on energy products, in order to protect consumers from rising prices. European leaders plan to discuss measures they intend to take at the […]
USA: New sanctions against Russia by the USA and their partners were announced by J. Sullivan
Biden is also expected to announce actions to boost energy security in Europe and reduce its dependence on Russia. Joe Biden and US allies will impose new sanctions on Russia and tighten existing ones during the US President’s visit to Brussels, as announced today by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. The US president is leaving […]
SYRIZA: The Energy Emergency Plan and Shock-Accuracy Estimates
By Niki Zorba Estimates for an explosion of accuracy in a degree of shock prevail in SYRIZA, with competent sources stating as an example that we risk to see in the coming months the price of … tomatoes to skyrocket to 8-9 euros per kilo. In this dystopian environment, where the energy crisis lasts for […]
Macron – Sanchez meeting on Europe’s energy supply
French President Emmanuel Macron met today in Paris with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to discuss “effective solutions” to raising the price of energy linked to the war in Ukraine, ahead of the forthcoming European Union summit. partly dedicated to this topic. “The issue is to ‘converge on finding effective solutions to curb rising gas […]
D. Mantzos: The problems of the energy crisis are too serious to be treated with populism
“The government must take seriously and abandon misguided and provocative statements that” people are not cold “and that” only the rich put oil in cars, “said Change Movement spokesman Dimitris Mantzos, commenting on statements by the Minister of Development. Adonis Georgiadis. Mr. Mantzos added that the problems brought by the energy crisis are very serious […]
