European Commission approve "energy solidarity" draft
The draft regulations, which were earlier speculated to have drowned because of the financial crisis, now have to be accepted by 27 EU governments.
Today the energy solidarity program is implemented when over 20 percent of energy supply to the EU will be threatened, which means that if Russia decides to halt supplies to Poland and Lithuania, the two countries will not receive support from, for example, Germany or the Czech Republic. "A more appropriate level at which the EU will react has to be considered," said representatives of the European Commission, although no details were revealed.
The Commission also plans to introduce regulations which will help EU states to save energy. One of the solutions is lowering the VAT rate on all services which are used on energy conservation.
Source: Gazeta Wyborcza (A.K.)
Today the energy solidarity program is implemented when over 20 percent of energy supply to the EU will be threatened, which means that if Russia decides to halt supplies to Poland and Lithuania, the two countries will not receive support from, for example, Germany or the Czech Republic. "A more appropriate level at which the EU will react has to be considered," said representatives of the European Commission, although no details were revealed.
The Commission also plans to introduce regulations which will help EU states to save energy. One of the solutions is lowering the VAT rate on all services which are used on energy conservation.
Source: Gazeta Wyborcza (A.K.)
