European Union launches investigation into Gazprom
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The European Commission will examine the impact of the actions of Russia and Gazprom on the increase in gas prices on the market. In turn, the Ukrainian oil company Naftogaz has submitted a complaint to the European Commission about the activities of the Russian Gazprom.
On Wednesday (December 22), Gazprom suspended the transit of its gas via the Yamal gas pipeline through Poland to Germany for the second consecutive day. As a consequence, market gas prices in Europe were at record highs. According to EU officials, high gas prices – as shown by Brussels, among others the government of Mateusz Morawiecki – are not only related to the weather situation in Europe and the increased consumption of this raw material by the economies of EU countries. Ukraine is also expecting a reaction to Gazprom's actions.
Therefore – as the interlocutors of BiznesAlert.pl inform – the European Commission is launching another antitrust investigation against Gazprom. The investigation concerns "possible abuse of market power by Gazprom" and is already underway.
