The European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen says that the natural gas shortage is due to the weaponization of energy that led to the natural gas shortage for the bloc. To prevent further gas problems, the EU should develop strategies to maintain gas supply by identifying unreliable sources and friends.
Deals With Other Suppliers Aside From Russia
According to von der Leyen, the new plans to tightly control energy suppliers via a classification based on their perceived reliability, reported RT.
The president of the EC mentioned last week at the European Parliament that a set of guidelines will be developed with member states to profile the unique nature of the relationship with suppliers, which tend to range from undependable suppliers like Russia to trust-worthy friends, noted Mass News.
She attacked Russia as a bad actor and highlighted one of her significant accomplishments, the drop in the proportion of Russian gas in the EU's energy mix from 40% to 9% one year ago. Conveniently the EC chief name Russia undesirable; but called the US, Norway, and Algeria good guys.
The European Commission's head identified nations such as the US, Norway, and Algeria as friends replacing Russia in the European market to avoid another natural gas shortage. According to this claim, Moscow is allegedly manipulating the EU market and choosing to burn gas. Due to the sanctions on Russia, the industry is accused of not functioning as it ought to, citing MenaFN.
Von der Leyen' s State of the Union Speech
When she spoke at the union, she detailed how Vladimir Putin used gas to strangle the bloc, which gave rise to controlling the providers and demanding cheap gas. The EU is in talks with Norway about supplying the EU. If no discounts are given, the EU will struggle to remain competitive.
European Commission necessitates that all bloc members abide by an unwavering use cap and share the gas equally. Energy providers will be subject to a windfall tax; the justification is that Brussels wants to set the gas price in a cartel-like manner. It is against the law for businesses to profit significantly from expensive energy purchased at a premium.
The logic derived from such control is that profits must be used when they should be most. Notwithstanding the fact sanctions have boomeranged back at western nations.
The reaction of Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, hearing the EU officials and dismissing them because now Brussels has shifted from green agendas to communist red, as she mocked the bloc. She added that, ironically, they would unite all workers and allow Lenin to get out of his grave as a stinging retort on social media.
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen forgets the natural gas shortage is brought about by the mistakes of Brussels, not choosing independence from Washington, choosing Ukraine over their well-being.
