The “27” energy ministers are meeting today in Brussels to come up with a “package” of measures that will mitigate the heavy costs of energy precision
Europeans will face a harsh winter after Russian blackmail with natural gas.
Europe is looking for common ground to tackle the huge impact of the energy crisis on household and business budgets.
The “27” energy ministers are meeting today in Brussels to come up with a “package” of measures that will mitigate the heavy costs.
A point of friction in the proposals on the table is the ceiling on Russian natural gas, a move that surprised and divided the capitals.
The Greek side does not approach the extraordinary session with a positive attitude towards the Commission’s proposal. Yesterday the government spokesman, Giannis Oikonomouasked about the meeting of the EU Energy Ministers, recalled that the Greek government has been in favor of imposing a ceiling on natural gas and decoupling the price of natural gas from that of electricity.
“The measures that will be decided should not reserve more benefits and less problems for those who take them”, noted Mr. Economou.
Moreover, government sources said that Greece is not satisfied with the Commission’s intention for a ceiling that will exclusively concern Russian natural gas.
The same sources noted that the Greek side considers that the desired solution should also include ceilings on prices that also concern the other major energy markets, such as the US and Asia, as the present system is easily manipulated by the most powerful players and especially from Gazprom, which as a dominant influence affects the market.
The Greek side, through the Minister of Energy, Kostas Skrekas, will request the instant download and brave measures and decisionsstressing that there is no room for further delays.
In the rest of the proposals submitted by the Commission, there seems to be agreement on the need to reduce electricity consumption, but also on the need to create a mechanism taxation of excess income of the power generation companies, which will then be available to support households.
There is also an agreement on the need to put a ceiling on the wholesale prices for the production of electricity from sources other than gas.
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