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.
Europe must take decisions now, the Greek minister said while attending the extraordinary meeting of energy ministers. Kostas Skrekas.
In his statement, Mr. Skrekas said: “Today the Council of Energy Ministers of Europe is called upon to take decisions to support households and businesses in the face of an unprecedented energy crisis affecting Europe.
We are at a critical crossroads, whether we will succeed in implementing a comprehensive and coherent plan to support households and businesses, or we will surrender to the pursuits and blackmail of authoritarian leaders. Europe must take decisions now.”
“Thorn” the ceiling on Russian gas
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.
Friction point in the sentences on the table is the one for the ceiling on Russian natural gasa 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 representative, Yannis Oikonomou, when asked 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 must provide more benefits and less problems for those who take them” noted Mr. Economou.
Besides, 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.
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