(Morning News) EU Tuesday (July 26) for a proposal, requiring member states to reduce the amount of natural gas from at the end of March next week, at the end of March next year, at least 15%Essence
Europe has faced the problem of more natural gas supply since Wednesday. The Russian Natural Gas Industry Corporation (Gazprom) said it will reduce the number of natural gas through the Beixi Pipeline to Germany to one -fifth.As more than a dozen EU countries have faced the decrease in supply in Russia, Brussels is urging member states to prepare for preparations, saving natural gas and storing winter.
The EU Energy Minister approved a proposal that all EU countries voluntarily reduced the amount of natural gas from August to March.The European Union initially proposed to implement this measure for each country, but countries later agreed to exempt many countries and industries.The latest proposal obtained by Reuters shows that countries such as Ireland and Malta have no need to comply with the "air -reducing" agreement.
The Czech Republic of the EU's rotating chairman issued a tweet saying: "This is not an impossible task! The ministers reached a political agreement to reduce the demand for natural gas before the coming winter."
The German Economic Minister Habeck said the agreement will show to Russian President Putin that in the face of Moscow's latest natural gas reduction, Europe is still united.Two EU officials said Hungary is the only country that opposes the agreement.