Energy, EU Commissioner Jorgensen: "Challenging winter, high prices but safe supplies"

"There is no doubt that we are approaching a winter that will be challenging. We do not foresee any problems with the security of supply" of energy "but we do foresee very high prices." This was stated by the EU energy commissioner, Dan Jorgensen, in a press point on the sidelines of the informal energy council in Dublin, underlining that even if there were "not a real problem of security of supply, it will be the same thing for those who cannot afford the fuel". The EU - he added - is "therefore evaluating all ideas on how to make the rules more flexible, to make them more efficient".

The EU is moving towards postponing the clampdown on methane imports

"We are encountering difficulties in the implementation" of the regulation on methane in the "part relating to imports. This is why, after having listened to the majority of EU countries, I have instructed my services to evaluate the possibility of postponing" the entry into force "of the part relating to imports", Jorgensen announced meanwhile, upon his arrival at the informal Council, underlining that this is "in no way a step backwards compared to our ambitions" and that Parliament and the Council will decide "whether or not to proceed in this direction".

"Exceeded 100 billion more for fossil energy imports"

Jorgensen also said that since the beginning of the crisis in the Middle East "we have now exceeded 100 billion euros in additional energy costs, without receiving even one more molecule of gas or oil." "This shows us how serious it is for us to depend on energy sources from other parts of the world - he added - We must free ourselves from this dependence and replace fossil fuels with locally produced energy".