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Eurean Commission says Russia’s energy blackmail fails
Thanks to the efforts of citizens and businesses in the EU member states, the energy blackmail by Russia has failed.
That’s according to a tweet by the Eurean Commission press service, seen by Ukrinform.
"Thanks to the efforts of EU citizens and businesses, we have cut our gas use by 19%. And our gas storage is still filled at 62%," the EC said.
The Eurean Commission added that, thanks to Eurean unity and a smart energy picy, the EU is “strengthening its energy independence.”
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As reported, last year Russia put to a halt all of its gas supplies to Eure through the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which caused another spike in prices on the EU energy market.
The Eurean Union has develed a strategy to tackle the current energy crisis, the key elements of which include better energy efficiency, energy diversification to rid of the dependency on Russia, and accelerated develment of renewables in order to gradually abandon fossil fuels.
Source: ukrinform.net
