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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10166

24 June 2010
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
EU does not want to become hostage to Russia-Belarus gas dispute

Brussels, 23/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - With no agreement being reached, Russian gas company Gazprom, which had been gradually reducing the supply of gas to Belarus, dropped supply by 60% on Wednesday morning 23 June, warning that it will very shortly move to an 85% reduction if no agreement is reached. According to the European Commission, the trade dispute between Belarus and Russia, which are each claiming $200 million of the other, the first for non-payment of transit fees and the second...

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