Günther Oettinger, the European commissioner for energy (pictured), will today (16 October) present the results of stress tests conducted by the European Commission on how European Union member states would cope with an interruption of gas supplies from Russia. Preliminary results, shared with energy ministers last week, showed that the EU could withstand a one-month interruption of Russian gas through Ukraine but that a longer stoppage would present problems.
Dependence
The tests are part of an analysis of the EU’s energy dependence presented by the Commission to member state leaders in June. The EU national leaders had requested that the Commission draft …read more
Source: European Voice
