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The European Commission plans to approve on May 18 a plan in case of interruption of Russian gas supplies. According to TASS with reference to the Spanish newspaper El Pais, Brussels may oblige EU members to share gas with the countries most affected by the cut in supplies.
According to the newspaper, in the event of a sharp stop in Russian gas supplies, these measures will affect almost all EU partners. So, Spain has alternative sources, which, in the opinion of the EC, it will be able to share.
In addition, the European Commission proposes to introduce energy rationing, starting with the industrial sector. Thus, the countries less affected by the interruption of gas supplies will not have an advantage over those states that will be hit the hardest by the interruption in gas supplies.
According to El Pais, the EU plans to use the security of supply regulation in place since 2017 to ensure that households and important social services get enough gas. According to this regulation, each country can introduce its own norms, as well as refer to the solidarity clause, which provides for the support of neighboring states.
Brussels believes that the regulation will have to be applied to all EU countries – from those who will be directly affected by the ban on gas supplies to those who will be forced to reduce its consumption in order to help neighbors. In this case, the European Union will monitor the implementation of the norms.
The newspaper also notes that at first the countries will share gas on a voluntary basis and will first focus on reducing the consumption of this energy resource.
As for alternatives to Russian gas, the EU notes that in the near future only two-thirds of the 155 billion cubic meters of gas supplied annually can be completely replaced.
Earlier it became known that the International Gas Union (IGU, IGU), of which Gazprom is a member on the Russian side, temporarily suspended any participation of Russian companies in its activities.
Source: Rosbalt
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