Due to the EU energy crunch, one of its members, Poland, has ignored Brussels' plan to lessen gas use and share all supplies, which drew venom. The EU state said that the European Commission has no prerogative to compel Warsaw to agree to what it wants.
EU Pushes To Lessen Gas Use and Share Supplies
The country's climate and environment minister, Anna Moskwa, told Sieci that there would be no compliance to reduce gas use and gas reserves with other bloc members, reported RT.
Nobody can compel Warsaw to control gas or impose other restrictions. Moreover, there is no wish to make choices regarding limits in other states.
Her remarks refer to the EU's aim to decrease gas use by 15% across the bloc, which is anticipated to help member countries fill stockpiles amid concerns about a potential outage in Russian gas supplies.
Moskwa stated in the interview that such a plan was not made mandatory and thus should be interpreted as guidance rather than law, noted CSM Times.
It is voluntary, and EU members have a right to decide to follow or not; Brussels has no power to determine.
Furthermore, the proposal does not concern the pooling of shared gas reserves among bloc members but rather makes it obvious that Poland does not want to be generous to Brussels.
Anyone else will not be rationed whatever supplies are available during the US energy crunch, citing the Good Word News.
She further stated that the gas remains in their reserves and that the EC has no authority to demand anything from the state. It is important to emphasize that solidarity comes with freedom; when coercion is employed, it stops.
Because the infrastructure, gas pipelines, and purchases are state property, only Warsaw can decide how to use them and who needs them.
Moskwa stated that if there are EU countries with the necessary capabilities and facilities, they may support their neighbors through bilateral treaties.
Siemens To Continue Service of Nord Stream 1
The firm announced a complete withdrawal from the country by the end of the year.
Despite plans to end operations in Russia this year, German industrial manufacturing giant Siemens Energy may continue to maintain the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, the company's CEO Christian Bruch said on Monday, said on Monday.
He also mentioned continuing current operations in Russia, such as maintaining machinery for Nord Stream 1, to guarantee steady gas deliveries to Europe, mentioned the Press United.
One of the components is presently being returned to Russia by the German firm in charge of maintaining the turbines at the Portovaya compressor station for Nord Stream 1.
However, sanctions have caused a several-week lag in the equipment's arrival. The turbine was initially delayed in Canada as it was serviced, and then it was held in Germany while still being transported.
Bruch said last Monday that the business expects significant losses as a result of leaving Russia, which will adversely affect the earnings from its operations.
The German company announced that it would reluctantly withdraw totally from Russia in the fall. Not only is Poland affected by the EU energy crunch, and Brussel has not solved it, but even Siemens also needs to stay on in Russia to keep the gas flowing.