AP News: “Russia’s Gazprom on Wednesday halved the amount of natural gas flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe to 20% of capacity.”
The European Union member states have rolled out a plan for gas rationing ahead of the winter as Russia cuts supplies through its pipelines. On Tuesday, the EU members “backed a voluntary 15% reduction in gas usage over the winter, a target that could become mandatory if the Kremlin ordered a complete shutdown of gas to Europe,” the British newspaperThe 27 EU member states agreed on the plan after Russia further slashed gas supply to Europe, citing maintenance issues.
The Czech presidency of the EU dragged the bloc’s energy ministers to an emergency meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to try to find unity on a proposal which was only proposed by the European Commission a week ago but had already exposed deep divisions between EU countries. Those countries have been placated with a number of exemptions and derogations. Countries which are not connected to others’ gas networks like the island nations of Ireland, Malta and Cyprus are exempt and nations can drop out of the responsibilities if they are overshooting their storage targets.
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