It is clear now, the EU refuses to pay in roubles, and must prepare itself to cut russian gaz from its supply. This is the warning that the european commission has sent on the 2nd of may and from the french presidency of the european council, after an emergency reunion with the 27 ministers. The demend from moscow to pay in roubles is a “an unjustified unilateral modification of the contracts, and is legit to reject it”, declared the commissioner Kadri Simson. She details that 97% of the contracts specifie that the currency for the payment must be either euro or USdollar.Kadri Simson has declared not knowing any roubles bank accounts. Payments will be done in the middle of may, and the majority of the companies will respect the rules of the contract. The french minister of the environmental transition , Barbara Pompili, president of the Reunion (french island in africa) has confirmed the “will to respect the contracts”
“We must prepare ourselves to be out of supply” has warned the european commissioner. “There aren’t immidiate risks, but we will never be able to replace the 150 billion of m3 of gas bought from russia. We can replace 2/3 of it”
Kadri Simson has insisted on the necessety for the member states to fill their stocks and Barbara Pompili has insisted on the imperatif of “diversifying the way to produce electricity and to heat ourselves”. Europ must cut their dependancy over russian fossil energies, has declared the polish minister of environment Anna Moskwa. “Our stocks will be at 100% this winter” she said in relief. “Natural liquified american gas has began to arrive from Latvia, and we will supply ourselves from norway through Denmark” she explained.
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It is clear now, the EU refuses to pay in roubles, and must prepare itself to cut russian gaz from its supply. This is the warning that the european commission has sent on the 2nd of may and from the french presidency of the european council, after an emergency reunion with the 27 ministers. The demend from moscow to pay in roubles is a “an unjustified unilateral modification of the contracts, and is legit to reject it”, declared the commissioner Kadri Simson. She details that 97% of the contracts specifie that the currency for the payment must be either euro or USdollar.Kadri Simson has declared not knowing any roubles bank accounts. Payments will be done in the middle of may, and the majority of the companies will respect the rules of the contract. The french minister of the environmental transition , Barbara Pompili, president of the Reunion (french island in africa) has confirmed the “will to respect the contracts”
“We must prepare ourselves to be out of supply” has warned the european commissioner. “There aren’t immidiate risks, but we will never be able to replace the 150 billion of m3 of gas bought from russia. We can replace 2/3 of it”
Kadri Simson has insisted on the necessety for the member states to fill their stocks and Barbara Pompili has insisted on the imperatif of “diversifying the way to produce electricity and to heat ourselves”. Europ must cut their dependancy over russian fossil energies, has declared the polish minister of environment Anna Moskwa. “Our stocks will be at 100% this winter” she said in relief. “Natural liquified american gas has began to arrive from Latvia, and we will supply ourselves from norway through Denmark” she explained.