Head of the Eastern Committee of the German economy (OaOev) Michael Harms appreciated Russia’s involvement in the increase in gas prices in Europe. He told RBC about it.
According to Harms, statements that Gazprom and Moscow allegedly provoked high gas prices in European countries, so that the European Commission accelerates the certification of the North Stream-2 gas pipeline, does not correspond to reality. He stressed that there are global trends, among which the increase in energy consumption. “In addition, there was a relatively cold winter, which devastated the gas storage room and in Europe, and in Russia,” the head of the Eastern Committee of the German economy was added.
Earlier, the head of the Bundestag Committee on Economics and Energy Claus Ernst found a way to reduce the cost of gas in Europe. He stated that the early launch of the “Northern Flow-2” will be able to stabilize the prices of energy market. According to the head of the Committee, the growth value of the gas is not related to the actions of Gazprom. The Government of Germany also stated this. Claus Ernst stressed that the Russian energy supplier fulfilled all its obligations under contracts. Opinion the policy agrees and the European Commission. Earlier in October, the EU executive body published a message in which he stressed that Gazprom fulfilled all contractual obligations.
At the same time, the European Commission still connects the rise in prices with the actions of the Russian company. As stated in the report, Gazprom did not offer any additional deliveries over agreements to facilitate the situation at the European Energy Engineering. As noted in the message, gas supplies from Russia to Europe were lower than the expectations.